Chlorhexidine

CAS Registry Number®

55-56-1

CAS Name

Chlorhexidine

Molecular Formula

C22H30Cl2N10

Molecular Mass

505.45

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    134 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C22H30Cl2N10/c23-15-5-9-17(10-6-15)31-21(27)33-19(25)29-13-3-1-2-4-14-30-20(26)34-22(28)32-18-11-7-16(24)8-12-18/h5-12H,1-4,13-14H2,(H5,25,27,29,31,33)(H5,26,28,30,32,34)

InChIKey

InChIKey=GHXZTYHSJHQHIJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

N(C(NC(NCCCCCCNC(NC(NC1=CC=C(Cl)C=C1)=N)=N)=N)=N)C2=CC=C(Cl)C=C2

Canonical SMILES

ClC1=CC=C(C=C1)NC(=N)NC(=N)NCCCCCCNC(=N)NC(=N)NC2=CC=C(Cl)C=C2

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2,4,11,13-Tetraazatetradecanediimidamide, N1,N14-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-3,12-diimino-
  • Biguanide, 1,1′-hexamethylenebis[5-(p-chlorophenyl)-
  • 2,4,11,13-Tetraazatetradecanediimidamide, N,N′′-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-3,12-diimino-
  • N1,N14-Bis(4-chlorophenyl)-3,12-diimino-2,4,11,13-tetraazatetradecanediimidamide
  • 1,6-Bis[5-(p-chlorophenyl)biguanidino]hexane

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

111883-36-4, 328933-19-3, 1520991-69-8

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