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/ja01135a061Organic 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.