Quaternary ammonium chloride combination

CAS 2764-72-9

This combination is a sanitiser for food processing equipment and surfaces, not an ingredient of food.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Quaternary ammonium chloride combination by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationPermitted, with conditions21 CFR 172.165retrieved 2026-09-07
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFANot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.

What it is made from

A blend of synthetic quaternary ammonium surfactants.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
CAS registry number
2764-72-9
InChIKey
SYJFEGQWDCRVNX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem
CID 6795

Every name it appears under

22 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

CAS registry number

  • 2764-72-9

As it appears in regulation

  • Quaternary ammonium chloride combination

Other names

  • 1,1'-Ethylene-2,2'-bipyridyldylium ion
  • 1,1'-Ethylene-2,2'-bipyridylium ion
  • 1,1'-Ethylene-2,2'-dipyridylium dibromide
  • 6,7-Dihydrodipyrido(1,2-a:2',1'-c)pyrazine-5,8-di-ium
  • 6,7-Dihydrodipyrido(1,2-a:2',1'-c)pyrazinediium
  • 6,7-Dihydrodipyrido(1,2-a:2',1'-c)pyrazinediylium
  • 6,7-Dihydrodipyrido[1,2-a:2',1'-c]pyrazine-5,8-diium
  • 7,10-diazoniatricyclo[8.4.0.02,7]tetradeca-1(14),2,4,6,10,12-hexaene
  • 9,10-DIHYDRO-8A,10,-DIAZONIAPHENANTHRENE DIBROMIDE
  • 9,10-Dihydro-8a,10a-diazoniaphenanthrene
  • 9,10-Dihydro-8a,10a-diazoniaphenanthrene ion
  • Dipyrido(1,2-a:2',1'-c)pyrazinediium, 6,7-dihydro-
  • Dipyrido(1,2-a:2',1'-c)pyrazinediium, 6,7-dihydro- (8CI)(9CI)
  • Dipyrido[1,2-a:2',1'-c]pyrazinediium, 6,7-dihydro-, dibromide,monohydrate
  • DIQUAT
  • Diquat dication
  • Quaternary ammonium chloride combination
  • SYJFEGQWDCRVNX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Systematic names

  • 4-(2-Aminoethyl)benzenesulfonyl Fluoride Hydrochloride; p-(2-Aminoethyl)benzenesulfonyl Fluoride Hydrochloride; Pefabloc; Pefabloc SC; Pefabloc SC Plus
  • 6,7-dihydrodipyrido[1,2-a:2',1'-c]pyrazinediium

Hazard reference values

No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.

Evidence and how bodies read it

Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.

Sources for this page

  • ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07

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