chlormequat chloride
Plant growth regulator
quaternary ammonium
NOMENCLATURE
chlormequat chloride
Common name chlormequat chloride (BSI, E-ISO, (m) F-ISO)
IUPAC name 2-chloroethyltrimethylammonium chloride
Chemical Abstracts name 2-chloro-N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium chloride
Other names chlorocholine chloride; CCC CAS RN [999-81-5] EEC no. 213-666-4 Development codes BAS 062 W (BASF); AC 38 555 (Cyanamid)
chlormequat
Common name chlormequat (BSI, E-ISO, (m) F-ISO)
IUPAC name 2-chloroethyltrimethylammonium
Chemical Abstracts name 2-chloro-N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium
CAS RN [7003-89-6]
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
chlormequat chloride
Composition ³96% pure; tech. concentrate 750 g/l. Mol. wt. 158.1 M.f. C5H13Cl2N Form Colourless, extremely hygroscopic crystals, with a weak intrinsic odour; (tech., pale yellow crystals, with a fish-like odour). Usually produced as an aqueous solution. M.p. c. 235 ºC V.p. <0.001 mPa (25 ºC) KOW logP = -1.59 (pH 7) Henry 1.58 ´ 10-9 Pa m3 mol-1 (calc.) S.g./density 1.141 (20 °C) Solubility In water >1 kg/kg (20 ºC). In methanol >25, dichloroethane, ethyl acetate, n-heptane, and acetone <1, chloroform 0.3 (all in g/kg, 20 ºC). Stability Extremely hygroscopic; aqueous solutions are stable. Decomposition starts at 230 °C.
chlormequat
Mol. wt. 122.6 M.f. C5H13ClN
COMMERCIALISATION
History Chlormequat chloride reported as plant growth regulator by N. E. Tolbert (Plant Physiol., 1960, 35, 380; J. Biol. Chem., 1960, 235, 475). Introduced, in collaboration with Michigan State University, by American Cyanamid Co. (now BASF AG) and by BASF AG in Germany (1966). Patents US 3156554 to Cyanamid; US 3395009 to BASF; GB 1092138 to BASF; DE 1199048 Manufacturers BASF; Ciba Specialty Chemicals; Hico; Makhteshim-Agan; Nufarm GmbH; Sannong; UCB
APPLICATIONS
chlormequat chloride
Biochemistry Gibberellin biosynthesis inhibitor. Mode of action Plant growth regulator which inhibits cell elongation, hence shortening and strengthening the stem and producing a sturdier plant. Also influences the developmental cycle, leading to increased flowering and harvest. May also increase chlorophyll formation and root development. Uses To increase resistance to lodging (by shortening and strengthening the stem) and to increase yields in wheat, rye, oats, and triticale; for wheat in Europe, applied at 0.8-1.6 kg/ha. Also used to promote lateral branching and flowering in azaleas, fuchsias, begonias, poinsettias, geraniums, pelargoniums, and other ornamental plants; to promote flower formation and improve fruit setting in pears, almonds, vines, olives, and tomatoes; to prevent premature fruit drop in pears, apricots, and plums; etc. Also used on cotton, vegetables, tobacco, sugar cane, mangoes, and other crops. Formulation types DP; SL. Compatibility Should not be combined with dinoseb, cyanazine, or other contact herbicides. Selected products: 'CeCeCe' (BASF); 'Cycocel' (BASF); 'Atlas Quintacel' (Nufarm UK); 'Belcocel' (UCB); 'Ceku-CCC' (Cequisa); 'Cycogan' (Makhteshim-Agan); 'Holdup' (Barclay); 'Hormocel' (Aimco); mixtures: 'Parlay C' (+ paclobutrazol) (Syngenta)
OTHER PRODUCTS
chlormequat chloride
'Atlas Terbine' (Nufarm UK); 'Balance' (Intracrop); 'Barleyquat' (Mandops); 'Bettaquat' (Mandops); 'Brevis' (Tripart); 'Carna' (GreenCrop); 'Coolfin' (GreenCrop); 'Liffey' (Barclay); 'Lucan' (Barclay); 'Manipulator' (Mandops); 'Podquat' (with di-1-p-menthene) (Mandops); 'Sigma PCT' (Nufarm UK); 'Stabilan' (Nufarm GmbH, Nufarm UK); 'Sustentor' (CAS); 'Take 5' (with choline chloride) (Barclay); 'Titan' (Bayer CropScience); 'Tricol' (Nufarm UK); 'Uplift' (United Phosphorus) mixtures: 'Concord' (+ ethephon+ imazaquin-ammonium) (BASF); 'Cyclade' (+ ethephon+ mepiquat chloride) (BASF); 'Meteor' (+ imazaquin-ammonium) (BASF); 'Mondium' (+ imazaquin-ammonium) (BASF); 'Satellite' (+ ethephon+ imazaquin-ammonium) (BASF); 'Stronghold' (+ mepiquat chloride) (BASF); 'Sypex' (+ ethephon) (BASF); 'Terpal C' (+ ethephon) (BASF); 'Banshee XL' (+ ethephon) (Barclay); 'Cyter' (+ mepiquat chloride) (De Sangosse, BASF); 'Ranfor' (+ ethephon) (Calliope); 'Spatial Plus' (+ ethephon) (Stefes); 'Strate' (+ ethephon) (Bayer CropScience); 'Tycoon' (+ ethephon) (GreenCrop); 'Upgrade' (+ ethephon) (Bayer CropScience) Discontinued products: 'Ashlade 460 CCC' * (Ashlade); 'Ashlade 5C' * (with choline chloride) (Ashlade); 'Ashlade 700 5C' * (with choline chloride) (Nufarm Whyte, Ashlade); 'Ashlade 700 CCC' * (Ashlade); 'Atlas 460:46' * (Atlas); 'Cropsafe 5C' * (Hortichem); 'Halloween' * (with di-1-p-menthene) (Mandops); 'Hele Stone' * (with di-1-p-menthene) (Mandops); 'Hyquat' * (Agrichem Int.); 'MSS Mircell' * (Mirfield); 'MSS Mirquat' * (Mirfield); 'Renown' * (Stefes); 'Standup' * (Vass); 'Supaquat' * (Portman)
ANALYSIS
Product analysis by potentiometric titration with silver nitrate (chlormequat chloride and choline chloride can thus be determined separately) (CIPAC Handbook, 1988, D, 39), by colorimetry (N. R. Pasarela & E. J. Orloski, Anal. Methods Pestic. Plant Growth Regul., 1974, 7, 523) or by ion chromatography (CIPAC Handbook, 1998, H, 77). Residues determined by ion chromatography (J. R. Startin, et al., Analyst, 124, 1011-1015 (1999)) or by lc-ms/ms (M. Vahl, et al., Fresenius J. Anal. Chem., 361, 817-820 (1998), R. Castro, et al., JAOAC Int., 84, no 6, (2001)). Details available from BASF.
MAMMALIAN TOXICOLOGY
chlormequat chloride
Reviews FAO/WHO 86, 88 (see part 2 of the Bibliography). 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. NOEL (2 y) for rats 50, male mice 336, female mice 23 mg/kg b.w. ADI (JMPR) 0.05 [1999, 1997]. Other Toxicity to mammals is reduced by the addition of choline chloride (DEP 1215436). Toxicity class WHO (a.i.) III; EPA (formulation) III EC classification Xn; R21/22
ECOTOXICOLOGY
chlormequat chloride
Birds Acute oral LD50 for Japanese quail 555, pheasants 261, chickens 920 mg/kg. Fish LC50 (96 h) for mirror carp and rainbow trout >100 mg/l. Daphnia LC50 (48 h) 31.7 mg/l. Algae EC50 (72 h) for Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata >100 mg/l; EC50 (cell volume) for Chlorella fusca 5656 mg/l. Other aquatic spp. LC50 (96 h) for fiddler crab ³1000, shrimp 804, oysters 67 mg/l. Bees Non-toxic to bees. Worms LC50 (14 d) for Eisenia foetida 2111 mg/kg soil.
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE
Animals In goats, 97% is eliminated within 24 h, principally unchanged. Plants Converted to choline chloride in most plants studied. Soil/Environment In soil, rapidly degraded by microbial activity. It has no influence on soil microflora or fauna. DT50 in 4 soils averaged 32 d at 10 ºC; 1 d - 28 d at 22 ºC. Low to medium mobility. Koc 203.
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