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Ethephon
(2-chloroethyl) phosphonic acid (ClC2PO3H6) Through a spontaneous degradation of ethephon, ethylene is produced. Ethephon is a synthetic compound commonly used to treat cultured cells or unripened fruit with ethylene (q.v.).
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