Production Methods
Commercial production of 2,4 D-tetradecylammonium follows the same general industrial pathway used for other amine salts of 2,4 D, though specific data for this long chain amine variant are limited. The process begins with large scale manufacture of 2,4 D acid, a well established phenoxyacetic herbicide produced globally in high tonnage chemical plants. The acid is then neutralised with tetradecylamine to form the quaternary ammonium salt, typically in controlled aqueous or mixed solvent reactors designed for salt formation steps.
Mechanism of action
Selective, systemic, absorbed through roots and increases biosynthesis and production of ethylene causing uncontrolled cell division and so damages vascular tissue. Synthetic auxin.
