1-naphthaleneacetamide

Term ID

CHEBI:81810

Synonyms

• 1-naphthaleneacetamide
• 1-naphthylacetamide
• 2-(1-naphthyl)acetamide
• 2-(naphthalen-1-yl)acetamide
• alpha-NAA amide
• alpha-naphthaleneacetamide
• alpha-naphthaleneacetic acid amide
• alpha-naphthylacetamide
• Amid-Thin
• Amid-Thin W
• Dirigol N
• Dirigol-N
• Frufix
• NAAm
• Rootone

Definition

A member of the class of naphthalenes that is naphthalene which is substituted by a 2-amino-2-oxoethyl group at position 1. It is a synthetic auxin that is widely used in agriculture to promote the growth of numerous fruits, for root cuttings and as a fruit thinning agent.

References

• CAS:86-86-2
• FooDB:FDB010671
• HMDB:HMDB0032710
• KEGG:C18533
• MetaCyc:ALPHA-NAPHTHALENEACETAMIDE
• PMID:23175988
• PMID:25690333
• PMID:28958533
• PMID:4840905
• PMID:7380786
• PPDB:1729
• Patent:DE10204456
• Pesticides:naphthaleneacetamide
• Reaxys:1945547
• Wikipedia:1-Naphthaleneacetamide

Ontology

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