Formulation: A neat liquid
Formal Name: 1,3-bis(2-ethylhexyl)hexahydro-5-methyl-5-pyrimidinamine
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C21H45N3
Formula Weight: 339,6
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 141-94-6
Notes: Hexetidine is an antibacterial and antifungal agent.{43247} It is active against the bacteria S. mutans, S. sanguis, E. coli, and Oxford staphylococcus (MIC50s = 11.1, 11.1, 111, and 12.5 µg/ml) and the fungus C. albicans (MIC50 = 16.7 µg/ml). Topical administration of hexetidine (0.2% w/v) slows plaque formation in a rat incisor plaque model.{43248}