2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (also known as 2,4,5-T), a synthetic auxin, is a chlorophenoxy acetic acid herbicide used to defoliate broad-leafed plants. It was developed in the late 1940s, synthesized by reaction of 2,4,5-trichlorophenol and chloroacetic acid. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, revision 1379997619.

Property

Value

Formula

C8H5Cl3O3, 255.48 g/mol

Melting point

156 °C

Density

1.8 g/cm³

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