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CHEBI:53581 - cetyltrimethylammonium chloride

ChEBI IDCHEBI:53581
ChEBI Namecetyltrimethylammonium chloride
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DefinitionThe organic chloride salt of cetyltrimethylammonium.
Last Modified11 September 2013
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
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FormulaC19H42N.Cl
Net Charge0
Average Mass320.005
Monoisotopic Mass319.30058
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)C.[Cl-]
InChIInChI=1S/C19H42N.ClH/c1-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(2,3)4;/h5-19H2,1-4H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
InChIKeyWOWHHFRSBJGXCM-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
surfactant  A substance which lowers the surface tension of the medium in which it is dissolved, and/or the interfacial tension with other phases, and, accordingly, is positively adsorbed at the liquid/vapour and/or at other interfaces.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CHEBI:53581) has part cetyltrimethylammonium ion (CHEBI:39561)
cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CHEBI:53581) has role surfactant (CHEBI:35195)
cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CHEBI:53581) is a organic chloride salt (CHEBI:36094)
cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CHEBI:53581) is a quaternary ammonium salt (CHEBI:35273)
IUPAC Name 
N,N,N-trimethylhexadecan-1-aminium chloride
Synonyms  Source
Trimethylhexadecylammonium chlorideChemIDplus
Cetrimonium chlorideChemIDplus
Cetyl trimethyl ammonium chlorideChemIDplus
N,N,N-Trimethyl-1-hexadecanaminium chlorideChemIDplus
Arquad 16-50ChemIDplus
Palmityltrimethylammonium chlorideChemIDplus
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:3657974Reaxys
CAS:112-02-7ChemIDplus
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