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chlormequat
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Chlormequat is an organic compound with the formula that is used as a plant growth regulator. It is typically sold as the chloride salt, chlormequat chloride (C5H13Cl2N), a colorless hygroscopic crystalline substance that is soluble in water and ethanol. It is an alkylating agent and a quaternary ammonium salt. Chlormequat is one of the onium-type growth regulators.
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Within Vinony's link graph, chlormequat is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to wheat, Hordeum vulgare and International Standard Book Number.
It is catalogued under topics including Cations, Chembox image size set and Chemical articles with multiple CAS registry numbers.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C5H13ClN+
- Molecular weight
- 122.62 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-chloroethyl(trimethyl)azanium
- SMILES
- C[N+](C)(C)CCCl
- InChIKey
- JUZXDNPBRPUIOR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.9
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 1
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Research
217 papers- Chlormequat in our food: A potential hidden threat to health, highlighting the need for improved food safety practices.Nutrition and health · 2025
- Chlormequat chloride promotes rat embryonic growth and GH-IGF-1 axis.Toxicology · 2020
- Maternal chlormequat chloride exposure disrupts embryonic growth and produces postnatal adverse effects.Toxicology · 2020
- Chlormequat Chloride Inhibits TM3 Leydig Cell Growth via Ferroptosis-Initiated Inflammation.Cells · 2024
- Chlormequat inhibits Vallisneria natans growth and shapes the epiphytic biofilm microbial community.Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation · 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- cation
- Mass
- 122.074
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- canonical SMILES
- C[N+](C)(C)CCCl
- Commons category
- Chlormequat
- subject has role
- plant growth regulator
- chemical formula
- C₅H₁₃ClN⁺
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Plant interactions
- Regulation and toxicity
- EU Regulations
- References
- External links
Chlormequat is an organic compound with the formula that is used as a plant growth regulator. It is typically sold as the chloride salt, chlormequat chloride (C5H13Cl2N), a colorless hygroscopic crystalline substance that is soluble in water and ethanol. It is an alkylating agent and a quaternary ammonium salt. Chlormequat is one of the onium-type growth regulators.
==Plant interactions== Chlormequat was discovered in the 1950s, and was the first known plant growth regulator. It can cause stem thickening, reduced stem height, additional root development, plant dwarfing, and increase chlorophyll concentration.
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