
Aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrate (USP)
Aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrate is a common active ingredient in personal care products as an antiperspirant agent. Its main mechanism of action is through blocking the pores via formation of polymer complex and preventing sweat from leaving the body. — DrugBank
- IUPAC name
- aluminum;zirconium(4+);chloride;hydroxide;hydrate
- Molecular formula
- AlClH3O2Zr+5
- Molecular weight
- 188.68 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 186.868394 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 2.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 5
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
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