Background: Although cetrimonium bromide is widely used for its bactericidal effects, the safety of cetrimonium bromide remains controversial. Therefore, the phytotoxicity of cetrimonium bromide was tested to evaluate its acute toxicity to plants and possible toxicity to other organisms and the ecosystem. Results: The germination rates of two test species, Lactuca sativa and Brassica campestris...

A series of neutral anion receptors with one to three thiourea arms were synthesized and their binding to tetrabutylammonium chloride, acetate, and dihydrogen phosphate salts in aqueous DMSO mixtures was examined. The three-armed thiourea host was found to strongly and selectively bind H2PO4(-) even in DMSO solutions containing up to 30% water. This enabled the dihydrogen phosphate salt to be e...