Benzethonium chloride

• Diisobutylphenoxyethoxyethyldimethyl - benzyl ammonium chloride
• Benzethonii chloridum
• Hyamine 1622

R02AA09, D08AJ58

White odorless hygroscopic solid

Fixed

164-166 ° C

Slightly soluble in water

Risk

368 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, rat, oral)

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Benzethonium chloride is a chemical compound selected from the group of quaternary ammonium salts, chlorides and Phenoletherderivate.

Properties

Benzethonium chloride is a white odorless hygroscopic moisture sensitive flammable solid with antimicrobial activity, which is readily soluble in water.

Use

Benzethonium chloride is used in the cosmetics industry and pharmaceuticals as a preservative. For use in the food industry benzethonium chloride is not approved in Germany. In clinical diagnosis, it is used as a reagent in the determination of protein in urine and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). As a cationic detergent benzethonium chloride also finds in biochemistry as a protease inhibitor use.