Chlormequat chloride

Available Form

98%TC, 80%SP,72%SL,50%SL

General info

CAS NO.: 999-81-5

EINECS No.: 213-666-4

Molecular Formula: C5H13Cl2N

Chemical Name:

(2-Chloroethyl)trimethylammonium Chloride

Physical Properties

Description: White crystal powder, fishy odor

Molecular weight: 158.07

Moisture: 1.5%Max 

PH: 3.0-7.

Toxicity

Oral: Acute oral LD50 for male rats 966, female rats 807 mg/kg.

Skin and eye: Acute percutaneous LD50 for rats >4000, rabbits >2000 mg/kg. Not irritating

to skin and eyes. Not a skin sensitiser.

Inhalation: LC50 (4 h) for rats >5.2 mg/l air.

Applications

1)To increase resistance to lodging (by shortening and strengthening the stem) and to increase 

yields in wheat,rye, oats, and triticale.

2)Also used to promote lateral branching and flowering in azaleas, fuchsias, begonias, poinsettias, 

geraniums, pelargoniums, and other ornamental plantspromote flower formation and imporve 

fruit setting in pears, almonds, vines, olives, and tomatoes;

4)To prevent premature fruit drop in pears, apricots, and plums; etc.

5)Also used on cotton,vegetables, tobacco,sugar cane,mangoes,

Specifications