Cetrimonium chloride

Structural formula
General
Surname	Cetrimonium chloride
other names	Hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride; Cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride; 1-hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride; CTAC;
Molecular formula	C 19 H 42 ClN
Brief description	white solid
External identifiers / databases
EC number	203-928-6
ECHA InfoCard	100.003.571
PubChem	8154
Wikidata	Q1061007
properties
Molar mass	320.01 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	0.968 g cm −3
Melting point	234 ° C
solubility	very heavy in water (0.24 g l −1 at 25 ° C)
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 302-311-314-410
	P: 280-301 + 330 + 331-303 + 361 + 353-305 + 351 + 338-310
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Cetrimonium chloride is a chemical compound from the group of quaternary ammonium compounds and chlorides . Its properties are similar to cetrimonium bromide .

Extraction and presentation

Cetrimonium chloride can be obtained by reacting hexadecylamine with methyl chloride or trimethylamine with cetyl chloride.

properties

Cetrimonium chloride is a flammable, hardly inflammable, hygroscopic, white solid that is soluble in water.

use

Cetrimonium chloride is used as a coagulant (antibiotic production) and an antistatic and plasticizer (textile industry). It is also used as a topical antiseptic and a cationic surfactant . It is used as a conditioning agent in hair care formulations, cream detergents, hair conditioners, and shampoos .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Entry on cetyltrimethylammonium chloride in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2020(JavaScript required) .
↑ ^a ^b Data sheet (1-Hexadecyl) trimethylammonium chloride, 96% from AlfaAesar, accessed on December 5, 2018 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
^ Fv Bruchhausen, S. Ebel, AW Frahm, E. Hackenthal: Hager's handbook of pharmaceutical practice substances AD . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-57995-0 , pp. 819 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ ^a ^b Entry on cetrimonium chloride in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed December 5, 2018.
↑ Jurgen Pionteck, Jürgen Pionteck, George Wypych: Handbook of Antistatics . ChemTec Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-895198-34-8 , pp. 307 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[GESTIS-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Entry on cetyltrimethylammonium chloride in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2020(JavaScript required) .

[Alfa-2] Data sheet (1-Hexadecyl) trimethylammonium chloride, 96% from AlfaAesar, accessed on December 5, 2018 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .

[F.v._Bruchhausen,_S._Ebel,_A.W._Frahm,_E._Hackenthal-3] Fv Bruchhausen, S. Ebel, AW Frahm, E. Hackenthal: Hager's handbook of pharmaceutical practice substances AD . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-57995-0 , pp. 819 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[HSDB-4] Entry on cetrimonium chloride in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed December 5, 2018.

[Jurgen_Pionteck,_Jürgen_Pionteck,_George_Wypych-5] Jurgen Pionteck, Jürgen Pionteck, George Wypych: Handbook of Antistatics . ChemTec Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-895198-34-8 , pp. 307 ( limited preview in Google Book search).