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4-Chlorophenoxyacetic acid

BioReagent, suitable for plant cell culture, crystalline

Synonym(s):

4-CPA

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H7ClO3
CAS Number:
122-88-3
Molecular Weight:
186.59
UNSPSC Code:
10171502
NACRES:
NA.72
PubChem Substance ID:
24892252
EC Number:
204-581-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1211804
MDL number:
MFCD00004305
Form:
crystalline
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product line

BioReagent

Quality Segment

200

form

crystalline

technique(s)

cell culture | plant: suitable

application(s)

agriculture

SMILES string

OC(=O)COc1ccc(Cl)cc1

InChI

1S/C8H7ClO3/c9-6-1-3-7(4-2-6)12-5-8(10)11/h1-4H,5H2,(H,10,11)

InChI key

SODPIMGUZLOIPE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

4-chlorophenoxy acetic acid (4-CPA), a chlorine derivative of phenoxyacetic acid (PA), is a plant growth regulator used as a herbicide.
4-Chlorophenoxyacetic acid has been used in para-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (p-CPA) residue assay.

Biochem/physiol Actions

4-Chlorophenoxyacetic acid is a synthetic auxin, that is used to induce parthenocarpic ovary growth on flowers of wild type plants.

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GHS07

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Warning

hcodes

H302

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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