Benzalkonium Chloride

CAS: 8001-54-5

Ref. TR-B183550

Product Information

• Name: Benzalkonium Chloride
• Synonyms: Quaternary ammonium compounds, alkylbenzyldimethyl, chlorides, Ammonium compounds, substituted, alkylbenzyldimethyl chlorides, Alkylbenzyldimethylammonium chlorides, Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride, BTC, BTC 471, Benzalkon A, Culversan LC 80, Dimanin A, Genamin KDS, Kemamine BAC, Leda benzalkonium chloride, Magna M 407, Mefarol, Morpan BC 50, Mycosan, Mycosan S, Neo germ-i-tol, Osvan, P 3-Triquart AP, Phagomucor, Preventol R 80, Quaternium 1, Quatramine 50, Rhodaquat RP 50, Romergal CB, Zephiran
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications Benzalkonium Chloride is used as an antimicrobial agent in preservative nasal sprays. It has recently been examined where it appears to produce adverse clinical effects on the human nasal tissue. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the packageReferences Graf, P. et al.: Respir Med., 95, 728 (2001); Graf, P. et al.: Arch otrolaryngol Head Neck Surg., 125, 1128 (1999)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 227.77
• Formula: C₁₁H₁₈N(C₂H₄)n·Cl
• Color/Form: White
• InChI: InChI=1S/C21H38N.ClH/c1-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-16-19-22(2,3)20-21-17-14-13-15-18-21;/h13-15,17-18H,4-12,16,19-20H2,1-3H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
• SMILES: CCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)Cc1ccccc1.[Cl-]