Cetrimonium chloride
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| Preferred IUPAC name N,N,N-Trimethylhexadecan-1-aminium chloride | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.571 |
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| Properties | |
| C19H42ClN | |
| Molar mass | 320.00 g/mol |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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]
See also
[edit]- Behentrimonium chloride – an C25 structural analogue
- Cetrimonium bromide – the corresponding bromide salt
References
[edit]- ^ What is cetrimonium chloride? Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine at naturallycurly.com
- ^ a b "The cooling process effect on the bilayer phase state of the CTAC/cetearyl alcohol/water surfactant gel", Colloids and Surfaces A 597 (2020) 1248212
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