Name
Benzyltrimethylammonium fluoride
Description
Benzyltrimethylammonium fluoride is a chemical compound that belongs to the class of quaternary ammonium salts. It consists of a benzyl group attached to a trimethylammonium ion, with a fluoride ion as the counterion. It features a central nitrogen atom bonded to three methyl groups and a benzyl group, with a fluoride ion associated as the counterion.
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
benzyl(trimethyl)azanium;fluoride
Benzenemethanaminium, N,N,N-trimethyl-, fluoride
Benzyl trimethyl ammonium fluoride
benzyl trimethylammonium fluoride
N,N,N-Trimethyl(phenyl)methanaminium fluoride
N,N,N-Trimethyl-1-phenylmethanaminium fluoride
Research Sources
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11062816
Summary
Endocrine disruption, cellular damage, nitrosamine contamination.
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