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naphthaleneacetamide

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naphthaleneacetamide

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Also known as 1-Naphthaleneacetamide

1-Naphthaleneacetamide (NAAm) is a synthetic auxin that acts as a rooting hormone. NAAm is potentially genotoxic and cytotoxic on human peripheral blood lymphocytes in vitro.

Chemical data

Formula
C12H11NO
Molecular weight
185.22 g/mol
IUPAC name
2-naphthalen-1-ylacetamide
SMILES
C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC=C2CC(=O)N
InChIKey
XFNJVKMNNVCYEK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
2.1
Polar surface area
43.1 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Mass
185.084
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canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC=C2CC(=O)N
chemical formula
C₁₂H₁₁NO
melting point
177.0
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1-Naphthaleneacetamide (NAAm) is a synthetic auxin that acts as a rooting hormone. NAAm is potentially genotoxic and cytotoxic on human peripheral blood lymphocytes in vitro.

It can be found in commercial products such as Rootone.

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