Benzethonium (parent) (CED0014237)

Benzethonium (parent) is an organic compound with the chemical formula C27H42N1O2 and an average molecular weight of 412.64 g/mol. Benzethonium (parent) belongs to the phenylpropanes, a subclass of benzene and substituted derivatives within the organic compounds. This compound is found in or released from 16 recorded sources. Within healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and veterinary products, it is utilized in throat preparations as well as antiseptics and disinfectants. In the context of food, food processing, and cookware, it is used for food preservation. It is also associated with household cleaning and consumer products, including soap dispensers, tobacco pipes, soap detergents, bleaching agents, and perfumes within detergents and soaps. Additionally, it is recorded in electrical and electronic equipment, such as electrodes, electric hearing aids, fixed capacitors and their manufacture, antennas, and conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials. The compound is also present in indoor air via air, dust, and atmospheric transport. Recorded exposure routes for benzethonium (parent) include oral, topical, inhalation, respiratory, cutaneous, ophthalmic, and auricular pathways.