Name

benzoxonium chloride

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Description

Benzoxonium chloride is a quaternary ammonium compound commonly used as a disinfectant and antiseptic. It possesses antimicrobial properties and is effective against a wide range of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. This makes it a frequent ingredient in products like mouthwashes, throat lozenges, and other antiseptic solutions.

Benefits

Conditioning and/or antiseptic/preservative properties.

Considerations

• Quaternary Ammonium Compound This chemical is in a class of chemicals called quaternary ammonium compounds, or quats as they are called for short. Quats have been found in some studies to be toxic to mitochondria in our body's cells. • Possible Endocrine Disruptor Quats have also been found to disrupt hormones, especially estrogen. • Contamination Concerns There is some data to suggest that quaternary ammonium compounds can release carcinogenic nitrosamines under certain conditions.

Synonyms

Benzyldodecyldiethanolammonium chloride Dodecyl(benzyl)diethanolammonium chloride Benzyldodecylbis(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium chloride Dodecyl(dioxyethyl)benzylammonium chloride Dodecyldi(2-hydroxyethyl)benzylammonium chloride Laurylbis(2-hydroxyethyl)benzylammonium chloride Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)benzyldodecylammonium chloride Dodecylbis(2-hydroxyethyl)benzylammonium chloride Benzylbis(2-hydroxyethyl)dodecyl ammonium chloride Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)benzyl-n-dodecylammonium chloride Benzoxonium (chloride) AMMONIUM, BENZYLBIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)DODECYL-, CHLORIDE Dodecyl bis(2-hydroxyethyl) benzyl ammonium chloride Benzoxonium chloride (INN) Benzoxonii chloridum Cloruro de benzoxonio N-benzyl-N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)dodecan-1-aminium chloride Chlorure de benzoxonium Benzenemethanaminium, N-dodecyl-N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-, chloride (1:1) Benzoxonii chloridum Cloruro de benzoxonio Di(2-hydroxyethyl)benzyldodecylammonium chloride Chlorure de benzoxonium Dodecylbis(beta-hydroxyethyl)benzylammonium chloride Dodecyldi(beta-hydroxyethyl)benzylammonium chloride Dodecyl di(2-hydroxyethyl) benzyl ammonium chloride Dodecyl-di(beta-oxyaethyl)-benzyl-ammoniumchlorid benzyl-dodecyl-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)azanium;chloride Ammonium, benzyldodecylbis(2-hydroxyethyl)-, chloride Dodecyl-di(beta-oxyaethyl)-benzyl-ammoniumchlorid [German] N-Dodecyl-N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)benzenemethanaminium chloride Benzenemethanaminium, N-dodecyl-N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-, chloride Benzoxonium chloride 100 microg/mL in Acetonitrile Dodecyldi(.beta.-hydroxyethyl)benzylammonium chloride Benzenemethanaminium,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-, chloride Dodecylbis(.beta.-hydroxyethyl)benzylammonium chloride Benzyl alkyl dihydroxyethyl ammonium compound C12 (BADhEAC C12) Benzenemethanaminium,N-dodecyl-N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-, chloride (1:1)

Research Sources

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/29563

Summary

Endocrine disruption, cellular damage, nitrosamine contamination.