Synthesis and biological activities of 4-trifluoromethylindole-3-acetic acid: A new fluorinated indole auxin

…, E Kageyama, Y Kawabata, K Kanayama

Index: Katayama, Masato; Masui, Yuko; Kageyama, Eiji; Kawabata, Youichi; Kanayama, Kozo Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 2008 , vol. 72, # 8 p. 2025 - 2033

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Abstract

In our studies on the development of new promoters for the root formation of tree cuttings, 4- trifluoromethylindole-3-acetic acid (4-CF3-IAA), a new fluorinated auxin, was synthesized via 4-trifluoromethylindole and 4-trifluoromethylindole-3-acetonitrile by using 2-methyl-3- nitrobenzotrifluoride as the starting material. As a control compound for comparing biological activities, 4-methylindole-3-acetic acid (4-CH3-IAA) was also synthesized by using 2, 3- ...