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.
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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- Mass
- 122.074
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- canonical SMILES
- C[N+](C)(C)CCCl
- Commons category
- Chlormequat
- chemical formula
- C₅H₁₃ClN⁺
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- Plant interactions
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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.
==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.