Substituted benzyltrialkylammonium salts and their use as plant growth regulatory control agents

摘要

Compounds are prepared which correspond to the formula <IMAGE> wherein R represents hydrogen, chloro, bromo or trifluoromethyl; n represents an integer of from 1 or 2 with the proviso that when R is trifluoromethyl, n is 1; R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, ethynyl, vinyl or ethoxymethyl or R2 and R3 taken together form an alkylene bridge of 2 to 4 carbon atoms and X represents a non-phytotoxic anion. The compounds have been found to be active plant growth regulatory control agents.