1-Acenaphthenone

Applications 1-Acenaphthenone is a product of the photolysis (and microbial metabolism) of acenaphthene, a polycyclic hydrocarbon that has potential to act as polyploidizing agents in plants. References Kostoff, D.: Nature, 142, 753 (1938); Reyes, C., et al.: J. Photochem. Photobio. A, 112, 277 (1998); Schocken, M. & Gibson, D.: Appl. Environ. Microb., 48, 10 (1984)