Chlormequat
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
2-Chloro-N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium | |
| Other names
Chlorocholine; Chlorcholine | |
| Identifiers | |
| 7003-89-6 999-81-5 (chloride salt)  | |
| 3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
| ChemSpider | 13237 |
| PubChem | 13837 |
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| Properties | |
| C5H13ClN | |
| Molar mass | 122.62 g·mol−1 |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
| Infobox references | |
Chlormequat is an organic compound that is used as a plant growth regulator. It is typically sold as the chloride salt, chlormequat chloride, a colorless hygroscopic crystalline substance that is soluble in water and ethanol.[1] It is an alkylating agent and a quaternary ammonium salt.
Chlormequat has been called the "most important inhibitor of gibberellin biosynthesis."[1] As such, it inhibits cell elongation, resulting is thicker stalks, which are sturdier, facilitating harvesting of cereal crops.[2]
Regulation and toxicity
In the United States, chlormequat is classified as a low risk plant growth regulator and it is registered for use on ornamental plants grown in greenhouses, nurseries, and shadehouses.[3] It is not approved for use on crops intended for use in food or animal feed.[3]
The LD50 (rat oral) is low, approximately 670 mg/kg.[1]
Exposure to high levels of chlormequat has been linked to developmental toxicity in animal models.[4] It also affects reproduction in mammals.[5]
It is classified as an extremely hazardous substance in the United States as defined in Section 302 of the U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (42 U.S.C. 11002), and is subject to strict reporting requirements by facilities which produce, store, or use it in significant quantities.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 Wilhelm Rademacher, Lutz Brahm "Plant Growth Regulators" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2010. doi:10.1002/14356007.a20_415.pub2
- ↑ Gowariker, Vasant; Kalyani Paranjape; Sudha Gowariker; V. N. Krishnamurthy (2013). The pesticide encyclopedia. Wallingford: CABI. p. 93. ISBN 1780640145.
- 1 2 Chlormequat Chloride Reregistration Eligibility Decision for Low Risk Pesticide
- ↑ "Chlormequat". Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations.
- ↑ Sørensen, MT; Danielsen, V (February 2006). "Effects of the plant growth regulator, chlormequat, on mammalian fertility.". International journal of andrology. 29 (1): 129–33. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2605.2005.00629.x. PMID 16466532.
- ↑ "40 C.F.R.: Appendix A to Part 355—The List of Extremely Hazardous Substances and Their Threshold Planning Quantities" (PDF) (July 1, 2008 ed.). Government Printing Office. Retrieved October 29, 2011.