Naphthyloxyacetic acid

A. Ueno, K. Takahahsi, Y. Hino, T. Osa, Fluorescence enhancement of a-naphthyloxyacetic acid in the cavity of /-cyclodextrin, assisted by a space-regulating molecule, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1981, 194—195. 

Four main classes of natural and synthetic plant growth substances are distinguished 1) The 3-indolylacetic acid derivatives (lAA) and other C-3 substituted indoles, previously known as auxins, induce a pronounced longitudinal growth, stimulate the formation of roots and flowers, the activity of the cambium, and influence fruit ripening and numerous other developmental processes in the plant. In the literature many compounds with different constitutions are also designated as auxins if they have activities similar to those of lAA. These include, e. g., 2-naphthyloxyacetic acid, benzoic acid, phenoxycarboxylic acid derivatives. 

Li L-D, Chen X-K, Mou L, Long W-Q, and Tong A-J (2000) Non-protected fluid room temperature phosphorescence properties of a-naphthyloxyacetic acid and -naphtyloxyacetic acid. Analytica Chimica Acta 424 177-183. 

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