Benzalkonium Chloride

CAS 8001-54-5  ·  C22H40ClN  ·  MW 354.0 g/mol

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3D model Benzalkonium Chloride, CAS 8001-54-5, molecular formula C22H40ClN, molar mass 354.0 g/mol
About Benzalkonium Chloride

Benzalkonium Chloride is a chemical compound registered under number CAS 8001-54-5, with the molecular formula C22H40ClN, and a molar mass of 354.0 g/mol.

The molecule contains 64 atoms connected by 63 chemical bonds. The full systematic IUPAC name of this compound is benzyl-dimethyl-tridecylazanium chloride. The interactive 3D model above lets you view the spatial arrangement of the atoms — you can rotate it with the mouse, zoom with the scroll wheel, and switch between skeletal / Ball & Stick / Space Fill visualization modes.

In terms of physicochemical properties, polar surface area PSA = 0 Ų, 0 donors and 1 hydrogen bond acceptors. These parameters are key when assessing bioavailability and interaction with biomolecules.

Chemical data for this compound comes from PubChem (NIH NLM NCBI), one of the world's largest chemical databases. All information is updated automatically and enriched with GHS hazard statement translations compliant with the CLP Regulation (EC 1272/2008). The widget above may be used for educational, research and commercial purposes.

Physicochemical properties
Molecular formulaC22H40ClN
Molar mass354.0 g/mol
IUPACbenzyl-dimethyl-tridecylazanium chloride
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)CC1=CC=CC=C1.[Cl-]
InChIKeyXIWFQDBQMCDYJT-UHFFFAOYSA-M
logP (XLogP3)—
PSA0 Ų
HBD / HBA0 / 1
PubChem CIDCID 3014024 ↗
GHS safety

Signal word: Danger

GHS05
GHS05
GHS06
GHS06

H314 — Causes severe skin burns and eye damage

H301 — Toxic if swallowed

H304 — May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways

H311 — Toxic in contact with skin

Scientific literature

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Synonyms
pentonium · Alpagelle · Zephiran · Benzalkonii chloridum · Cloruro de benzalconio · Chlorure de benzalkonium · NSC-758480 · CHEBI:3020 · Fundamentals · Greenberry · Prosanitize · Shieldplex · Viraxshield · Aquacil · Because
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ILLUSTRATIVE FRAGMENT ARRANGEMENT — relative positions are not structural data

No source 3-D conformer was available to MolGod for this substance. MolGod Scientific computed this geometry from the structural formula with RDKit 2026.03.6 (ETKDGv3 conformer generation, MMFF94 force-field optimisation; lowest-energy converged conformer of a fixed-seed set). It is not a measured structure, it does not come from PubChem, and it has not been compared with experimental data. It shows one possible conformation.

This substance consists of 2 separate components (for example ions). Each component was computed separately; they are arranged radially around a layout anchor for visualisation only (at least 3.0 Å apart). Their relative positions are not a crystal structure, coordination geometry, ionic contacts or any experimentally determined arrangement.

Methods and references
  1. RDKit: Open-source cheminformatics, version 2026.03.6. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.22140358 (all versions: doi:10.5281/zenodo.591637)
  2. Riniker S, Landrum GA. Better Informed Distance Geometry: Using What We Know To Improve Conformation Generation. J. Chem. Inf. Model. 2015, 55, 2562-2574. doi:10.1021/acs.jcim.5b00654
  3. Wang S, Witek J, Landrum GA, Riniker S. Improving Conformer Generation for Small Rings and Macrocycles Based on Distance Geometry and Experimental Torsional-Angle Preferences. J. Chem. Inf. Model. 2020, 60, 2044-2058. doi:10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00025
  4. Halgren TA. Merck molecular force field. I. Basis, form, scope, parameterization, and performance of MMFF94. J. Comput. Chem. 1996, 17, 490-519. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-987X(199604)17:5/6<490::AID-JCC1>3.0.CO;2-P
  5. Tosco P, Stiefl N, Landrum G. Bringing the MMFF force field to the RDKit: implementation and validation. J. Cheminform. 2014, 6, 37. doi:10.1186/s13321-014-0037-3
  6. Heller SR, McNaught A, Pletnev I, Stein S, Tchekhovskoi D. InChI, the IUPAC International Chemical Identifier. J. Cheminform. 2015, 7, 23. doi:10.1186/s13321-015-0068-4
  7. Kim S, Chen J, Cheng T, et al. PubChem 2025 update. Nucleic Acids Res. 2025, 53, D1516-D1525. doi:10.1093/nar/gkae1059 Compound record: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3014024
  8. Bolton EE, Kim S, Bryant SH. PubChem3D: Conformer generation. J. Cheminform. 2011, 3, 4. doi:10.1186/1758-2946-3-4 (cited for contrast: no source 3-D conformer was available to MolGod for this record)
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