Acetyleugenol

Acetyleugenol
Names
IUPAC name
(2-methoxy-4-prop-2-enylphenyl) acetate
Other names
  • Eugenol acetate
  • Eugenyl acetate
  • 4-Allyl-2-methoxyphenol acetate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.002.033
EC Number
  • 202-235-6
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C12H14O3/c1-4-5-10-6-7-11(15-9(2)13)12(8-10)14-3/h4,6-8H,1,5H2,2-3H3
    Key: SCCDQYPEOIRVGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC(=O)OC1=C(C=C(C=C1)CC=C)OC
Properties
C12H14O3
Molar mass 206.241 g·mol−1
Density 1.0806 g/cm3
Melting point 27 to 29 °C (81 to 84 °F; 300 to 302 K)
Boiling point 281.2 °C (538.2 °F; 554.3 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds
Methoxyeugenol
Methyleugenol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Acetyleugenol is a phenylpropanoid compound found in cloves. It is the second in abundance to the related compound eugenol in certain extract preparations. Like eugenol, its found in several plants such as Acacia nilotica and Piper betle and has similar antibacterial and antifungal properties on C. albicans and S. mutans. It inhibits aggregation of platelets and has partial agonistic activity on AhR.