CETRIMIDE |
Product Name |
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Cetrimide BP/EP/USP |
Chemical Name |
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Hexadecyl(trimethyl)azanium bromide |
CAS Number |
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9036-06-0 |
Chemical Formula |
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C19H42BrN |
Molecular Mass |
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364.45 g/mol |
Therapeutic Category |
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Antiseptic |
Test |
Specification |
Description |
A white or almost white, valuminour, free flowing powder, odour faint and characteristic |
Identification |
To comply with BP standards |
Solubility |
Freely soluble in water, in ethanol (95%) and in chloroform,practically insoluble in ether |
Loss On Drying |
Not More Than 2.0 % ,determined on 1.0g by drying in an oven at 100?C to 105?C for 2 hrs. |
Assay on dried basis by HPLC |
Limit 96 % to 101 % |
Sulphated Ash |
Not More Thanm0.5 %,determined on 1.0g |
Clarity & Colour Solution |
2 % solution in distilled water is clear |
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