C0732

Cetylpyridinium chloride

meets USP testing specifications

• Synonym(s): Hexadecylpyridinium chloride monohydrate, Cetylpyridinium chloride monohydrate
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₂₁H₃₈ClN · H₂O
• CAS Number: 6004-24-6
• Molecular Weight: 358.00
• EC Number: 204-593-9
• UNSPSC Code: 12161902
• NACRES: NA.21
• PubChem Substance ID: 24892270
• MDL number: MFCD00149977
• ISBN-10: MFCD00149977
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 3578606

Properties

• Quality Segment: 200
• agency: USP/NF, meets USP testing specifications
• description: cationic
• assay: 98.0-102.0% anhydrous basis
• form: solid
• mol wt: 358.00 g/mol
• technique(s): dialysis: suitable, electrophoresis: suitable, protein purification: suitable
• antibiotic activity spectrum: Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria, fungi, viruses
• application(s): pharmaceutical (small molecule)
• mode of action: cell membrane | interferes
• SMILES string: O.[Cl-].CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[n+]1ccccc1
• InChI: 1S/C21H38N.ClH.H2O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-16-19-22-20-17-15-18-21-22;;/h15,17-18,20-21H,2-14,16,19H2,1H3;1H;1H2/q+1;;/p-1
• InChI key: NFCRBQADEGXVDL-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Description

Application

Cetylpyridinium chloride is used to study the mechanisms of bacterial and virus inactivation by cationic quaternary ammonium detergents.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS06,GHS05,GHS09
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H302,H315,H318,H330,H335,H400
• pcodes: P273 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges