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Quaternary ammonium compounds, benzyl-C16-18-alkyldimethyl, chlorides

CAS 68607-20-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Quaternary ammonium compounds, benzyl-C16-18-alkyldimethyl, chlorides in plain language

What it is

Also known as C16-18-Alkyldimethylbenzyl ammonium chlorides · C16-C18 Alkylbenzyldimethylammonium chloride · PC-169133

What it does

Used in consumer products as a surfactant and an antimicrobial.

  • Surfactant
  • Antimicrobial
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Quaternary ammonium compounds, benzyl-C16-18-alkyldimethyl, chlorides appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Biocide.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Biocide.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Quaternary ammonium compounds, benzyl-C16-18-alkyldimethyl, chlorides yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2020-03-27

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Quaternary ammonium compounds, benzyl-C16-18-alkyldimethyl, chlorides in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

SurfactantAntimicrobial
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