INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID Chemical Properties

Melting point:

165-169 °C(lit.)

Flash point:

171 °C

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

H₂O: soluble

form 

crystalline

color 

off-white to tan

Stability:

Hygroscopic

CAS DataBase Reference

6505-45-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

22-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

NL3150000

F 

8-10-23

HazardClass 

IRRITANT

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INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Crystals.The natural material is levorotatory, specific rotation ?3.8 degrees in alcohol (20C). Insoluble in water and chloroform; soluble in alcohol and ether.

Uses

Agriculture and horticulture, growth-promoting hormone, plant cell enlarger.

Uses

Indole-3-acetic acid is a plant growth regulator. It induces cell division and cell elongation that promotes plant growth.

Definition

A plant hormone.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 74, p. 3916, 1952 DOI: 10.1021/ja01135a061
Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 5, p. 654, 1973

General Description

Indole-3-acetic acid is a plant growth regulator. Indole-3-acetic acid induces cell division and cell elongation that promotes plant growth.

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