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Methyl eugenol

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Eugenol methyl ether, 4-Allyl-1,2-dimethoxybenzene, Eugenyl methyl ether

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Linear Formula:
H2C=CHCH2C6H3(OCH3)2
CAS Number:
93-15-2
Molecular Weight:
178.23
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329747954
EC Number:
202-223-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1910871
MDL number:
MFCD00008652

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Product Name

Methyl eugenol, analytical standard

InChI

1S/C11H14O2/c1-4-5-9-6-7-10(12-2)11(8-9)13-3/h4,6-8H,1,5H2,2-3H3

SMILES string

COc1ccc(CC=C)cc1OC

InChI key

ZYEMGPIYFIJGTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

grade

analytical standard

assay

>98% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.534 (lit.)

bp

254-255 °C (lit.)

mp

−4 °C (lit.)

density

1.036 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

100

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Other Notes

This compound is commonly found in plants of the genus: cannabis cinnamomum

Application

Methyl eugenol may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in the following:        
  • Essential oil of Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The purity of the extracted compound is then determined by gas chromatography coupled to flame ionization detector (GC/FID).       
  • Stem bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) with UV-visible detection.       
  • Rosa hybrida using gas-chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) technique.

General description

Methyl eugenol is a phenyl methyl ether belonging to the class of alkylbenzenes. It is derived from eugenol and commonly identified as one of the important components of basil essential oil. It is widely used as an active pesticide ingredient and also employed as an insect parapheromone in insect traps, to attract certain species such as oriental fruit flies.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

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Warning

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Carc. 2 - Muta. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

230.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

110 °C - closed cup

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Simultaneous quantitative determination of cinnamaldehyde and methyl eugenol from stem bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume using RP-HPLC
Gursale A, et al.
Journal of Chromatographic Science, 48(1), 59-62 (2010)
Isolation of chavibetol and methyleugenol from essential oil of Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus by high performance liquid chromatography
Niculau SdE, et al.
Molecules (Basel), 23(11), 2909-2909 (2018)
The Western Herbal Tradition E-Book: 2000 years of medicinal plant knowledge (2010)
Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet in the Elderly Patient (2018)
Wei Ding et al.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 123(1), 103-112 (2011-06-11)
Methyleugenol (MEG), a constituent of human food, induces malignant tumors in multiple tissues of rats and mice. Although MEG forms DNA adducts and induces unscheduled DNA synthesis in rat liver, it is negative in many in vitro genetic toxicity assays.
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