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Ethephon

Ethephon, Technical, Tech, 70% TC, 75% TC, 80% TC, Pesticide & Plant Growth Regulator

CAS No. 16672-87-0
Molecular Formula C2H6ClO3P
Molecular Weight 144.494
Specification Ethephon, 70% TC, 75% TC, 80% TC
Melting Point 70-72℃
Boiling Point 265℃ (decomp.)
Density 1.568 (Tech.)

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Specification

Common Name Ethephon
IUPAC Name 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid
Chemical Name (2-chloroethyl)phosphonic acid
CAS No. 16672-87-0
Molecular Formula C2H6ClO3P
Molecular Weight 144.494
Molecular Structure 16672-87-0
Specification Ethephon, 70% TC, 75% TC, 80% TC
Form Pure product is Colorless solid. Technical grade is a clear liquid or Light yellow viscous liquid.
Melting Point 70-72℃
Boiling Point 265℃ (decomp.)
Density 1.568 (Tech.)
Solubility Readily soluble in water, c. 1 kg/l (23 ℃). Readily soluble in methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, acetone, diethyl ether, and other polar organic solvents. Sparingly soluble in non-polar organic solvents such as benzene and toluene. Insoluble in kerosene and diesel oil.
Stability Stable in aqueous solutions having pH <5. At higher pH, decomposition occurs with the liberation of ethylene. Sensitive to u.v. irradiation. 

Product Description

Ethephon is a plant growth regulator that promotes maturation. It is very stable in acid medium, but above pH 4, it decomposes and releases ethylene. Generally, the pH of plant cell sap is above 4, and ethylenic acid enters the plant body through the leaves, bark, fruit or seeds of the plant, and then is transmitted to the active parts, and then releases ethylen, which can be the endogenous hormone ethylenic. Physiological functions, such as promoting fruit maturity and shedding of leaves and fruits, dwarfing plants, changing the ratio of male and female flowers, and inducing male sterility in certain crops.

 Mode of action:

Plant growth regulator with systemic properties. Penetrates into the plant tissues, and is decomposed to ethylene, which affects the growth processes.

 Uses:

Used to promote pre-harvest ripening in apples, currants, blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, morello cherries, citrus fruit, figs, tomatoes, sugar beet and fodder beet seed crops, coffee, capsicums, etc.; to accelerate post-harvest ripening in bananas, mangoes, and citrus fruit; to facilitate harvesting by loosening of the fruit in currants, gooseberries, cherries, and apples; to increase flower bud development in young apple trees; to prevent lodging in cereals, maize, and flax; to induce flowering of Bromeliads; to stimulate lateral branching in azaleas, geraniums, and roses; to shorten the stem length in forced daffodils; to induce flowering and regulate ripening in pineapples; to accelerate boll opening in cotton; to modify sex expression in cucumbers and squash; to increase fruit setting and yield in cucumbers; to improve the sturdiness of onion seed crops; to hasten the yellowing of mature tobacco leaves; to stimulate latex flow in rubber trees, and resin flow in pine trees; to stimulate early uniform hull split in walnuts; etc.

 Compatibility:

Incompatible with alkaline materials and with solutions containing metal ions, e.g. iron-, zinc-, copper-, and manganese-containing fungicides.

 Packing in 250KG / Drum

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