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Sigma-Aldrich

Cetyltrimethylammonium chloride solution

25 wt. % in H2O

Synonym(s):

Hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride solution

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)15N(Cl)(CH3)3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
320.00
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3657974
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352116
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

concentration

25 wt. % in H2O

refractive index

n20/D 1.3778

density

0.968 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

[Cl-].CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)C

InChI

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

InChI key

WOWHHFRSBJGXCM-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Application

Cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC) is a cationic surfactant that can be used in the synthesis of mesoporous molecular sieves and micelle complexes. It can also be used as a dispersant to prevent aggregation of nanoparticles.

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CorrosionEnvironment

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Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter


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