Production Methods
2,4-D-terboxyl is produced through a straightforward process that begins with technical grade 2,4 D acid, obtained after the standard phenol chlorination and etherification steps used to make the parent phenoxyacetic acid. The purified acid is then dissolved in water or a mixed solvent and neutralised with the proprietary “terboxyl” amine, forming the corresponding amine salt under controlled pH and temperature to avoid excess free acid or unreacted amine.
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.
