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Cetyltrimethylammonium

Cetyltrimethylammonium structure

CAS No:
6899-10-1
Formula:
C19H42N
Chemical Name:
Cetyltrimethylammonium
Synonyms:
1-Hexadecanaminium,N,N,N-trimethyl-;Ammonium,hexadecyltrimethyl-;N,N,N-Trimethyl-1-hexadecanaminium;Cetyltrimethylammonium cation;Cetrimonium;Cetyltrimethylammonium;Hexadecyltrimethylammonium;Hexadecyltrimethylammonium ion;Trimethylhexadecylammonium;Cetyltrimethylammonium ion;PB 300;116759-66-1
Categories:
Organic Chemistry > Amides

Description

ChEBI: A quaternary ammonium ion in which the substituents on nitrogen are one hexadecyl and three methyl groups.

Cetyltrimethylammonium ion is a quaternary ammonium ion in which the substituents on nitrogen are one hexadecyl and three methyl groups.|Cetrimonium is a quaternary ammonium cation whose salts are used as antiseptics.|Cetyltrimethylammonium compound whose salts and derivatives are used primarily as topical antiseptics.

Cetyltrimethylammonium Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

284.552

Exact Mass：

284.332

UNII：

Z7FF1XKL7A

DSSTox ID：

DTXSID3047978

ATC Code：

D - Dermatologicals|R - Respiratory system

Characteristics

PSA：

XLogP3：

Melting Point：

240

Water Solubility：

100000 mg/L

Drug Information

MeSH：

Substances used on humans and other animals that destroy harmful microorganisms or inhibit their activity. They are distinguished from DISINFECTANTS, which are used on inanimate objects. (See all compounds classified as Anti-Infective Agents, Local.)

MeSH Entry Terms：

1-hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:284.5
XLogP3:8
Rotatable Bond Count:15
Exact Mass:284.331725344
Monoisotopic Mass:284.331725344
Heavy Atom Count:20
Formal Charge:1
Complexity:181
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes