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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C38H66N2O2
Molecular Weight 582.9428
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 2

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of DEDITONIUM

SMILES

CC(C)C1=C(OCC[N+](C)(C)CCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)CCOC2=C(C=CC(C)=C2)C(C)C)C=C(C)C=C1

InChI

InChIKey=HDFVMCZXNURVCU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C38H66N2O2/c1-31(2)35-21-19-33(5)29-37(35)41-27-25-39(7,8)23-17-15-13-11-12-14-16-18-24-40(9,10)26-28-42-38-30-34(6)20-22-36(38)32(3)4/h19-22,29-32H,11-18,23-28H2,1-10H3/q+2

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Deditonium is an antibacterial compound developed by the French company Centre de Recherches des Laboratoires Diamant. Deditonium is a quaternary ammonium derivative and has a bacteriostatic action at concentrations ranging from 1x10-6 to 5x10-4 M. Gram-positive cocci were found to be the most sensitive as well as many enterobacteria.

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
[A new antimicrobial agent: deditonium dibromide].
1966
Patents
Name Type Language
DEDITONIUM CATION
Preferred Name English
DEDITONIUM
Common Name English
DECAMETHYLENEBIS(DIMETHYL(2-(THYMYLOXY)ETHYL)AMMONIUM)
Systematic Name English
DEDITONIUM ION
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C28394
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Code System Code Type Description
CAS
20462-53-7
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID10174428
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NCI_THESAURUS
C77044
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FDA UNII
B9JAY11T6C
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PUBCHEM
205968
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