Octenidine dihydrochloride

Octenidine dihydrochloride[1]
IUPAC name N-octyl-1-[10-(4-octyliminopyridin-1-yl)decyl]pyridin-4-imine dihydrochloride
Systematic name N,N'-(decane-1,10-diyldipyridin-1-yl-4-ylidene)dioctan-1-amine di​hydrochloride
Other names N,N'-(decane-1,10-diyldi-1(4H)-pyridyl-4-ylidene)bis(octylammonium) dichloride
Identifiers
CAS number	70775-75-6
ChemSpider	46370
EC number	274-861-8
ChEBI	CHEBI:478961
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES Cl.Cl.N(=C1\C=C/N(/C=C1)CCCCCCCCCCN\2/C=C\C(=N\CCCCCCCC)/C=C/2)\CCCCCCCC
InChI InChI=1/C36H62N4.2ClH/c1-3-5-7-9-15-19-27-37-35-23-31-39(32-24-35)29-21-17-13-11-12-14-18-22-30-40-33-25-36(26-34-40)38-28-20-16-10-8-6-4-2;;/h23-26,31-34H,3-22,27-30H2,1-2H3;2*1H
Properties
Molecular formula	C36H64Cl2N4
Molar mass	623.83 g mol−1
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Octenidine dihydrochloride is a cationic surfactant and bis-(dihydropyridinyl)-decane derivative, used in concentrations of 0.1–2.0%. It is similar in its action to the quaternary ammonium compounds (quats), but is of somewhat broader spectrum of activity. Octenidine is currently increasingly used in continental Europe as a substitute for quats or chlorhexidine (with respect to its slow action and concerns about the carcinogenic impurity 4-chloroaniline) in water- or alcohol-based skin, mucosa and wound antiseptics. In aqueous formulations, it is often potentiated with addition of 2-phenoxyethanol.

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