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cetyltrimethylammonium ion

CHEBI:CHEBI_39561

Definition

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

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C19H42N
Molecular Mass
284.54350
Charge
+1
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)C
InChI
InChI=1S/C19H42N/c1-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(2,3)4/h5-19H2,1-4H3/q+1
InChIKey
RLGQACBPNDBWTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Alternative Names

  • Cetrimonium
  • CETYL-TRIMETHYL-AMMONIUM
  • cetyltrimethylammonium
  • Cetyltrimethylammonium cation
  • Hexadecyltrimethylammonium
  • Hexadecyltrimethylammonium ion
  • N,N,N-Trimethyl-1-hexadecanaminium
  • N,N,N-trimethylhexadecan-1-aminium
  • Trimethylhexadecylammonium
  • trimethylhexadecylammonium ion

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000
20614
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Reaxys:1772803
core#notation
CHEBI:39561

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