Chemical Properties
White fine crystalline powder
Uses
Benzyldimethyldodecylammonium chloride, a quaternary ammonium compound (QAC), is a cationic surfactant that shows antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative bacterium
Pseudomonas fluorescens. It can be used as a:
- corrosion inhibitor.
- synergist to increase the toxicity of the pesticide, indoxacarb against various pests.
- model for benzyltrialkylammonium salts to study the thermal degradation pathway of benzyl QACs.
Uses
Quaternary ammonium composition to treat herpes, pseudomonas, staph, hepatitis and other infectious diseases.
Definition
ChEBI: Benzododecinium chloride is the organic chloride salt of benzododecinium. It has antiseptic and disinfectant properties, and used as a preservative in eye drop formulations. It has a role as an antiseptic drug, a disinfectant, an antifouling biocide and a surfactant. It is a quaternary ammonium salt and an organic chloride salt. It contains a benzododecinium.
Flammability and Explosibility
Not classified
