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Quaternary ammonium salts in which either one or two of the substituents bonded to the quaternary nitrogen is a decyl radical comprising a mixture of primary 10-carbon atom branched chains.

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A quaternary ammonium compound having the structural formula [Figure] wherein R is a lower alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and X is either a halogen having an atomic weight greater than 30, methosulfate or ethosulfate, the term decyl referring to a mixture of primary branched chain alkyl gr

A quaternary ammonium compound having the structural formula [Figure] wherein R is a lower alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and X is either a halogen having an atomic weight greater than 30, methosulfate or ethosulfate, the term decyl referring to a mixture of primary branched chain alkyl groups, each of which has 10 carbon atoms and consists of a straight chain having at least two branches. A method of inhibiting bacteria in an aqueous solution which comprises applying to said bacteria an inhibitorally effective amount of the compound of claim 1.