1-Naphthaleneacetamide

1-Naphthaleneacetamide
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 2-(Naphthalen-1-yl)acetamide
	Other names 1-Naphthylacetamide
Identifiers
CAS Number	86-86-2 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image; Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:81810;
ChemSpider	6600 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.001.550
PubChem CID	6861;
UNII	11KAX3RJ28 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3020914 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C12H11NO/c13-12(14)8-10-6-3-5-9-4-1-2-7-11(9)10/h1-7H,8H2,(H2,13,14) Key: XFNJVKMNNVCYEK-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C12H11NO/c13-12(14)8-10-6-3-5-9-4-1-2-7-11(9)10/h1-7H,8H2,(H2,13,14) Key: XFNJVKMNNVCYEK-UHFFFAOYAN;
	SMILES C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC=C2CC(=O)N; O=C(N)Cc2cccc1ccccc12;
Properties
Chemical formula	C12H11NO
Molar mass	185.222 g/mol
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	−117.8·10−6 cm3/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

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.^[1]

It can be found in commercial products such as Rootone.

References

^ Kocaman, Ayşe Yavuz; Güven, Banu (August 2016). "In vitro genotoxicity assessment of the synthetic plant growth regulator, 1-naphthaleneacetamide". Cytotechnology. 68 (4): 947–956. doi:10.1007/s10616-015-9847-z.