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Ethephon

CAS No.16672-87-0
Chemical Name:Ethephon
CBNumber:CB5210031
Molecular Formula:C2H6ClO3P
Formula Weight:144.49
MOL File:16672-87-0.mol

Ethephon Property

Melting point 70-72 °C(lit.)
Boiling point 265°C(lit.)
Density 1.2000
storage temp. 2-8°C
Water Solubility Completely soluble in water
solubility DMF: 30 mg/ml,DMSO: 30 mg/ml,Ethanol: 25 mg/ml,PBS (pH 7.2): 10 mg/ml
pka 1.88±0.10(Predicted)
form Powder
color White to beige
Sensitive Hygroscopic
Merck 14,3732
BRN 1751208
Stability Hygroscopic
InChIKey UDPGUMQDCGORJQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
LogP -0.220
CAS DataBase Reference 16672-87-0(CAS DataBase Reference)
EWG's Food Scores 1
FDA UNII XU5R5VQ87S
NIST Chemistry Reference Phosphonic acid, (2-chloroethyl)-(16672-87-0)
EPA Substance Registry System Ethephon (16672-87-0)
UNSPSC Code 41116107
NACRES NA.25

Safety

Hazard Codes :C
Risk Statements :20/21-34-52/53
Safety Statements :26-28-36/37/39-45-61-28A
RIDADR :UN 2928 6.1/PG 2
WGK Germany :2
RTECS :SZ7100000
HazardClass :6.1
PackingGroup :II
HS Code :29319090
Hazardous Substances Data :16672-87-0(Hazardous Substances Data)
Toxicity :LD50 orally in mice: 2850 mg/kg (Hennighausen)

NFPA 704:

	0
2		0

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)
Signal wordDanger
Hazard statements H302+H332-H311-H314-H411
Precautionary statements P260-P273-P280-P301+P330+P331-P303+P361+P353-P305+P351+P338

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Product number: C0143
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Product number: C1456
Product name : (2-Chloroethyl)phosphonic Acid
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Ethephon Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties white to beige powder
Chemical Properties Ethephon is a white to tan powder. Commercial product is a white, waxy solid. Commercial products may be available as aqueous solutions or soluble concentrates.
Uses Accelerates the preharvest ripening of fruits and vegetables.
Uses 2-Chloroethyl)phosphonic acid (Ethephon) is the most widely used plant growth regulator. Ethephon is often used on wheat, coffee, tobacco, cotton, and rice in order to help the plant's fruit reach mat urity more quickly. The toxicity of Ethephon is actually very low, and any Ethephon used on the plant is converted very quickly to ethylene.
Definition ChEBI: A phosphonic acid compound having a 2-chloroethyl substituent attached to the P-atom.
Agricultural Uses Plant growth regulator: Ethephon is a plant growth regulator used to promote fruit ripening, abscission, flower induction, and other responses. It is registered for use on a number of food, feed and nonfood crops (rubber plants, flax), greenhouse nursery stock, and outdoor residential ornamental plants, but is used primarily on cotton. Ethephon is applied to plant foliage by either ground or aerial equipment. It also may be applied by hand sprayer to certain home garden vegetables and ornamentals. Use practice limitations include prohibitions against applying ethephon through any type of irrigation system; feeding or grazing livestock in treated areas; and treating within 2 to 60 days of harvest, depending on the crop.
Trade name AMCHEM® 68-250; ARVEST®; BASE® 250; BOLL’D®; BROMEFLOR®; BROMOFLOR®; CAMPOSAN®; CEPHA®; CEPHA® 10LS; CERONE®; CHIPCO® FLOREL PRO; ETHEPON®; ETHEL®; ETHEVERSE®; ETHREL®; FINISH®; FLORDIMEX®; FLOREL®; G-996®; KAMPOSAN®; PREP®; ROLLFRUCT®; TERPAL® (with mepiquat chloride); T-EXTRA®; TOMATHREL®
Safety Profile Moderately toxic by ingestion. Mddly toxic by skin contact. A plant growth regulator. Caution: Spray formulations are quite acidic, about pH 1 .O. May be irritating to exposed skin and eyes, or if inhaled. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of Cl and POx.
Potential Exposure Ethephon is an organophosphonate plant growth regulator used to promote fruit ripening, abscission, flower induction, and other responses. It is registered for use on a number of food, animal feed and nonfood crops (rubber plants, flax), greenhouse nursery stock, and outdoor residential ornamental plants, but is used primarily on cotton. Ethephon is applied to plant foliage by either ground or aerial equipment. It also may be applied by hand sprayer to certain home garden vegetables and ornamentals. Use practice limitations include prohibitions against applying ethephon through any type of irrigation system; feeding or grazing livestock in treated areas; and treating within 2 to 60 days of harvest, depending on the crop
Environmental Fate Soil. Degrades rapidly in soil to phosphoric acid, ethylene and chloride ions (Hartley and Kidd, 1987) and naturally occurring substances (Humburg et al., 1989).
Chemical/Physical. In an aqueous solution at pH 3.5, ethepon begins to hydrolyze, releasing ethylene (Windholz et al., 1983).
Shipping UN2928 Toxic solids, corrosive, organic, n.o.s., Hazard Class: 6.1; Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials, 8-Corrosive material, Technical Name Required
Incompatibilities Hygroscopic. Aqueous solutions are highly acidic. May cause corrosion if metals, especially when moisture is present. Contact with flammable material may cause fire and explosions. Contact with combustible or oxidizable materials may form heat-, shock-, and frictionsensitive explosive mixtures. Static electricity may also cause explosions. Keep away from all acids, especially dibasic organic acids, ammonium compounds, antimony sulfide, arsenic trioxide, metal sulfides, powdered metals, calcium aluminum hydride, cyanides, manganese dioxide, phosphorus, selenium, sulfur, thiocyanates, and zinc.
Waste Disposal Destruction by alkali hydrolysis or incineration. Containers must be disposed of properly by following package label directions or by contacting your local or federal environmental control agency, or by contacting your regional EPA office.