BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 17301-53-0

BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE

EINECS NO. 241-327-0
FORMULA CH3(CH2)21N(Cl)(CH3)3
MOL WT. 404.16

H.S. CODE

 2923.90

TOXICITY

  
SYNONYMS Docosanyl Trimethylammonium Chloride;
Behentrimonium Chloride; n,n,n-Trimethyl-Behenyl aminium chloride; Behenyl Trimethyl Ammonium Chloride; Behentrimonium Chloride;
PRICE  

CLASSIFICATION

DISINFECTANTS /

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE light yellow solid

MELTING POINT

  
BOILING POINT  
SPECIFIC GRAVITY  

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

 soluble
pH 6 - 8
VAPOR DENSITY  

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

NFPA RATINGS Health: 2; Flammability: 0; Reactivity: 0
FLASH POINT

 

STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS
Active Ingredient for Conditioners, Antistatic Agent, Detergent Sanitisers, softner. Behenyl Trimethyl Ammonium Chloride is used in organic synthesis as a phase transfer catalyst to enhance the reaction rate of a two-phase organic-water system and as an intermediate. Quaternary ammonium salts are used for formulating antimicrobials, disinfection agents and sanitizers. It acts as a slimicidal agents and algaecide for industrial water treatment.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

 light yellow flakes
ACTIVE CONTENT 79.0 - 81.0%
pH 6.0 - 8.0
COLOR, GARDNER 3 max
FREE AMINE

1.0% max

FREE AMINE HCl

1.0% max

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 25kgs in Drum
HAZARD CLASS 8(9.2)
UN NO. 1759
OTHER INFORMATION
European Hazard Symbols: XN, Risk Phrases: 22-36/37/38, Safety Phrases: 25-36/37/39-45

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PHASE TRANSFER CATALYSIS
'Phase transfer catalysis (PTC)' methodology is a powerful tool improving process efficiency, product selectivity and providing mild reaction conditions in organic chemical reactions. In many chemical reaction situations, there are different species (immiscible liquids or solid and liquid) which don't react each othrer due to separattion by an interface. Small quantity of ¡®phase-transfer catalyst¡¯, involves a substrate (soluble in the organic layer) and an anionic reagent  or a nucleophile (dissolved in the aqueous layer), extracts one of the reactants, most commonly an anion, across the interface into the other phase where reaction can take place with the substrate and reaction can proceed. The quaternary ammonium salts can carry the nucleophile from the aqueous to organic phase and are used as the most commonly used as phase-transfer catalyst. The phosphonium derivatives favoring higher thermal stability property are also used. Crown ethers and polyethylenglycol compounds are also widely used in this application.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DISINFECTANT
Disinfectant is an agent applied to inanimate objects to destroy, neutralize, or inhibit the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms, (whereas antiseptics are applied primarily to living things). Heat and radiation are also disinfectants. Common ingredients of chemical disinfectant are:
  • Mercuric Chlorides
  • Formaldehyde
  • 8-Hydroxyquinoline
  • Copper Hydroxide
  • Cresol
  • Alcohols (Ethyl Alcohol; Isopropyl Alcohol)
  • Iodines / Iodophors
  • Chlorine releasing compounds
  • Gluteraldehyde
  • Phenolics
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds