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Specification

Concerning Product:
Article number 505862UPE
Trade name / designation / denomination Cetrimid EP
CAS number 1119-97-7
Other names / synonyms•(1-Tetradecyl)trimethylammonium bromide; •Myristyltrimethylammonium bromide; •TETRADECYLTRIMETHYL-AMMONIUM BROMIDE; •TETRADECYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; •Tetradecyltrimethylammonium Bromide; •Tetradecyltrimethylammonium Bromide, Reagent; •Tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide; •tetradonium bromide; •trimethyl(tetradecyl)ammonium bromide;
EC number214-291-9
Customs tariff number / CN code / TARIC29239000
Molecular weight [g / mol]336.39432
FormulaC17H38BrN


Parameter Specification Unit

Organoleptic test
Appearance of solution 2% w/v solution in distilled water is clear and colourless
Appearance A white or almost white, voluminous free flowing powder

Physical parameter
Acidity/Alkalinity Not more than 0.1ml of either 0.1M HCl or 0.1M NaOH solution is required to change the colour of indicator ml/0.1M HCl
Loss on drying Not more than 2.0%, determined on 1g by drying in an oven at 105°C for 2 hours %
Solubility Freely soluble in water, in alcohol

Identity
Assay Cetrimide contains not less than 96.0% and not more than 101.0% of C17H38BrN %
Identification To comply with BP/EP tests (A,B,C,D,E) Test A. Absorbance at 260nm to 280nm - Not greater than 0.05

Impurities
Sulphated ash Not more than 0.5% determined on 1g %
Impurity Amines / Amine salts: Not more than 2ml of 0.1M tetrabutylammonium hydroxide added between two points ml

Supplemental information:

Shelf life: 4 years from date of manufacturing

Complies with monographie: EP / BP


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Waltrop, 25. Feb. 2026
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