2019. Cethexonium Bromide

Nomenclature

CAS number: 1794-74-7
N-Hexadecyl-2-hydroxy-N,N-dimethylcyclohexanaminium bromide; hexadecyl(2-hydroxycyclohexyl)dimethylammonium bromide; cetyldimethyl(2-hydroxycyclohexyl)ammonium bromide; dimethylcetyl-2-cyclohexanolammonium bromide; N-cetyl-N,N-dimethyl-2-cyclohexanolammonium bromide; Biocidan (Clin-Comar-Byla).
C24H50BrNO; mol wt 448.56.
C 64.26%, H 11.24%, Br 17.81%, N 3.12%, O 3.57%.

Description and references

Prepd by the action of cetyl bromide upon 2-dimethylaminocyclohexanol: Mousseron et al., Bull. Soc. Chim. Biol. 33, 369 (1951).

Chemical structure

Properties

White powder, mp 75°. Sol in water, alcohol, chloroform. Practically insol in petr ether.

Therapeutic Category

Antiseptic.

Keywords

Antiseptic/Disinfectant; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds