Benzalkonium chloride, 99%

Benzalkonium chloride is a biological detergent carrying the CAS registry number 63449-41-2, specified at 99% purity. With the molecular formula [RN(CH3)2CH2C6H5]Cl, it has a molar mass of 283.88 g/mol. It is also known as Alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride.

The material typically appears as a pale yellow to white to yellowish viscous paste to semi solid to solid. Keep the container tightly sealed and store it in a cool, dry area. Under GHS it is labelled “Danger”, so handle it with suitable PPE and consult the SDS.

It is commonly used for cell lysis, membrane protein solubilisation, electrophoresis and surfactants and detergency. It is used across academic and industrial research and diagnostics and biotechnology.

Vaqora Chemicals supplies Benzalkonium chloride in 5 g, 100 g, 500 g and 5 x 1 kg packs, each shipped with a Certificate of Analysis (COA), and exports worldwide.