Methyl eugenol
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Methyl eugenol is a phenylpropene
, a type of phenylpropanoid compound, the methyl ether of eugenol
. It is found in various essential oil
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Phenylpropene
Phenylpropenes, propenylphenols or allylbenzenes are a class of phenylpropanoids, a type of polyphenols.The phenylpropenes, including eugenol, chavicol, safrole and estragole, are derived from the monolignols. These compounds are the primary constituents of various essential oils....
, a type of phenylpropanoid compound, the methyl ether of eugenol
Eugenol
Eugenol is a phenylpropene, an allyl chain-substituted guaiacol. Eugenol is a member of the phenylpropanoids class of chemical compounds. It is a clear to pale yellow oily liquid extracted from certain essential oils especially from clove oil, nutmeg, cinnamon, basil and bay leaf. It is slightly...
. It is found in various essential oil
Essential oil
An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils or aetherolea, or simply as the "oil of" the plant from which they were extracted, such as oil of clove...
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