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plant growth regulator used to promote fruit ripening. Also stimulates latex flow in rubber trees.

ethephon (Wikipedia)

Ethephon is a plant growth regulator.

Ethephon
Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model of the ethephon
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(2-Chloroethyl)phosphonic acid
Other names
Bromeflor
Arvest
Ethrel
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C2H6ClO3P/c3-1-2-7(4,5)6/h1-2H2,(H2,4,5,6) checkY
    Key: UDPGUMQDCGORJQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C2H6ClO3P/c3-1-2-7(4,5)6/h1-2H2,(H2,4,5,6)
    Key: UDPGUMQDCGORJQ-UHFFFAOYAQ
  • ClCCP(=O)(O)O
Properties
C2H6ClO3P
Molar mass 144.49 g·mol−1
Density 1.409 g/cm3
Melting point 74 °C (165 °F; 347 K)
123.9 g/100 mL (23 °C)
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Corrosive
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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