 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Cetrimonium chloride" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(June 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
 | |
| Names | |
|---|---|
| Preferred IUPAC name N,N,N-Trimethylhexadecan-1-aminium chloride | |
| Identifiers | |
| |
3D model (JSmol) | |
| ChEBI | |
| ChemSpider |
|
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.571 |
| UNII | |
| |
| |
| Properties | |
| C19H42ClN | |
| Molar mass | 320.00 g/mol |
| Pharmacology | |
| D08AJ02 (WHO) R02AA17 (WHO) | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Cetrimonium chloride, orcetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC), is a topicalantiseptic andsurfactant. Long-chain quaternary ammonium surfactants, such as cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC), are generally combined with long-chain fatty alcohols, such as stearyl alcohols, in formulations ofhair conditioners andshampoos.[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]
 | Thisdrug article relating to therespiratory system is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
 | Thisdermatologicdrug article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
