chlorocholine chloride; CCC;2-chloro-N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium chloride

2-chloroethyltrimethylammonium

C₅H₁₃Cl₂N

Solubility In water >1 kg/kg (20℃). In methanol >25, dichloroethane, ethyl acetate, n-heptane, and acetone <1, chloroform 0.3 (all in g/kg, 20℃).

Oral Acute oral LD50 for male rats 966, female rats 807 mg/kg.

Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rats >4000, rabbits >2000 mg/kg.

Not irritating to skin and eyes; not a skin sensitiser.

Inhalation LC50 (4 h) for rats >5.2 mg/l air.

To increase resistance to lodging (by shortening and strengthening the stem) and to increase yields in wheat, rye, oats, and triticale; for wheat in Europe. Also used to promote lateral branching and flowering in azaleas, fuchsias, begonias, poinsettias, geraniums, pelargoniums, and other ornamental plants; to promote flower formation and improve fruit setting in pears, almonds, vines, olives, and tomatoes; to prevent premature fruit drop in pears, apricots, and plums; etc. Also used on cotton, vegetables, tobacco, sugar cane, mangoes, and other crops.