Ethylene-bis-Nitrourethane: Investigation of the Plant Growth Stimulant Action of Analogous Compounds
- 1 May 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Experimental Botany
- Vol. 17 (2) , 378-389
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/17.2.378
Abstract
The results of a systematic attempt to relate the growth-stimulating function of compounds analogous to ethylene-bis-nitrourethane to their chemical structure and properties showed that, with the exception of a series of nitraminocarboxylic acids, NO2NH(CH2)COOH, activity was confined to compounds of the form R—N(NO2)—X—N(NO2)—R, where X is an alkylene or substituted alkylene chain. It is suggested that active compounds are converted to dinitramines (R = H) in the plant, and that the acidic nature of the —NHNO2 groups is of importance. The oil/water partition coefficients and the geometrical structure of the molecules are also shown to influence their growth-stimulating activity.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- The Plant-growth Stimulating Properties of Ethylene-bis-nitrourethane and Related CompoundsJournal of Experimental Botany, 1965