1,4-Dimethylnaphthalene

1,4-dimethylnaphthalene.svg 120px 1,4-Dimethylnaphthalene 571-58-4 correct CAS 362076 48609 10829 209-335-9 11304 CC1=CC=C(C2=CC=CC=C12)C BQH3S1I0SO 1S/C12H12/c1-9-7-8-10(2)12-6-4-3-5-11(9)12/h3-8H,1-2H3 APQSQLNWAIULLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N 12 12 7.6 268 1,4-Dimethylnaphthalene (1,4DMN) is a plant growth regulator that occurs naturally in potato tubers, preventing them from sprouting.Meigh Donald Frank Filmer Anthony Arthur Edward Self Ronald Growth-inhibitory volatile aromatic compounds produced by Solanum tuberosum tubers Phytochemistry May 1973 12 5 987–993 10.1016/0031-9422(73)85004-6 Synthetic forms such as 1,4SIGHT are applied to potatoes during storage.Looking Beyond CIPC is in Your Best Interests https://spudsmart.com/looking-beyond-cipc-is-in-your-best-interests/ 12 June 2021 Spud Smart 2020-09-28 en-CA Although discovered in the 1970s, it was not used commercially in the USA until 1996de Weerd Jan W. Thornton Michael K. Shafii Bahman Sprout Suppressing Residue Levels of 1,4dimethylnaphthalene (1,4DMN) in Potato Cultivars American Journal of Potato Research October 2010 87 5 434–445 10.1007/s12230-010-9146-3 34123485 and in Europe until 2015.(DMN) 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene https://ahdb.org.uk/sprout-suppression-series-1-4-dimethylnaphthalene-dmn AHDB Potatoes 12 June 2021 References Category:Plant growth regulators Category:Naphthalenes Category:Aromatic hydrocarbons