α-naphthaleneacetic acids

Chinese: 萘乙酸French: acides α-naphtylacétique (n.m.pl.)Russian: α-нафтилуксусная кислоты


Status: ISO 765 (published)
IUPAC PIN: (naphthalen-1-yl)acetic acid and/or (naphthalen-2-yl)acetic acid
IUPAC name: 1-naphthylacetic acid and/or 2-naphthylacetic acid
CAS name: 1-naphthaleneacetic acid and/or 2-naphthaleneacetic acid
CAS Reg. No.: 1-isomer: 86-87-3
2-isomer: 581-96-4
Formula: C12H10O2
Activity: plant growth regulators (auxin)
Notes: These substances are considered by the International Organization for Standardization not to require a common name; “naphthylacetic acids” was given as an alternative in ISO 765:1976.
The systematic name “1-naphthylacetic acid” (萘乙酸) is approved as a common name in China.
The name “NAA” has been used in the literature but it has no official status.
When these substances are used as an ester or a salt, its identity should be stated, for example ammonium 1-naphthaleneacetate [25545-89-5], ethyl 1-naphthaleneacetate [2122-70-5], potassium 1-naphthaleneacetate [15165-79-4], sodium 1-naphthaleneacetate [61-31-4].
Structure: Structural formula of α-naphthaleneacetic acids
Pronunciation: ǎl-fa nǎf-tha-lēn-a--tǐk ǎs-ǐdz  Guide to British pronunciation
InChIKey: 1-isomer:
PRPINYUDVPFIRX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
2-isomer:
VIBOGIYPPWLDTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI: 1-isomer:
InChI=1S/C12H10O2/c13-12(14)8-10-6-3-5-9-4-1-2-7-11(9)10/h1-7H,8H2,(H,13,14)
2-isomer:
InChI=1S/C12H10O2/c13-12(14)8-9-5-6-10-3-1-2-4-11(10)7-9/h1-7H,8H2,(H,13,14)

A data sheet from the Compendium of Pesticide Common Names