Chemistry:Cetrimonium chloride

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Cetrimonium chloride
Cetrimonium chloride Structural Formula V.1.svg
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Preferred IUPAC name
N,N,N-Trimethylhexadecan-1-aminium chloride
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Properties
C19H42ClN
Molar mass 320.00 g/mol
Pharmacology
1=ATC code }} D08AJ02 (WHO) R02AA17 (WHO)
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Cetrimonium chloride, or cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC), is a topical antiseptic and surfactant. Long-chain quaternary ammonium surfactants, such as cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC), are generally combined with long-chain fatty alcohols, such as stearyl alcohols, in formulations of hair conditioners and shampoos.[1][2] The cationic surfactant concentration in conditioners is generally of the order of 1–2% and the alcohol concentrations are usually equal to or greater than those of the cationic surfactants. The ternary system, surfactant/fatty alcohol/water, leads to a lamellar structure forming a percolated network giving rise to a gel. [2]

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