Carbethopendecinium bromide

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Carbethopendecinium bromide
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Names
IUPAC name
(1-ethoxy-1-oxohexadecan-2-yl)-trimethylazanium bromide
Other names
Carbaethopendecine bromide; [1-(ethoxycarbonyl)pentadecyl]trimethylammonium bromide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C21H44NO2.BrH/c1-6-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(22(3,4)5)21(23)24-7-2;/h20H,6-19H2,1-5H3;1H/q+1;/p-1 Yes check.svgY
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  • InChI=1/C21H44NO2.BrH/c1-6-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(22(3,4)5)21(23)24-7-2;/h20H,6-19H2,1-5H3;1H/q+1;/p-1
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  • CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C(=O)OCC)[N+](C)(C)C.[Br-]
  • [Br-].O=C(OCC)C(CCCCCCCCCCCCCC)[N+](C)(C)C
Properties
C21H44BrNO2
Molar mass 422.48 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Carbethopendecinium bromide is a quaternary ammonium compound used as antiseptic and disinfectant. It is white to yellowish crystalline powder. It is well soluble in water, ethanol and chloroform; its water solutions foam strongly if shaken. [1]

Carbethopendecinium bromide is the active substance in antiseptic and disinfecting products prepared in the Czech Republic under the trademarks Septonex (also Ophtalmo-Septonex, Mukoseptonex etc.) and Otipur. In small quantities, it is contained in other products as auxiliary substance too.

References

  1. Český lékopis 1997 - Carbethopendecinii bromidum Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine