Methyl isoeugenol
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Methyl isoeugenol is a phenylpropanoid
, the methyl ether of isoeugenol
, found in certain essential oil
s. It can occur as both (E)- and (Z)-isomers.
Phenylpropanoid
The phenylpropanoids are a diverse family of organic compounds that are synthesized by plants from the amino acid phenylalanine. Their name is derived from the six-carbon, aromatic phenyl group and the three-carbon propene tail of cinnamic acid, which is synthesized from phenylalanine in the first...
, the methyl ether of isoeugenol
Isoeugenol
Isoeugenol is a phenylpropene, a propenyl-substituted guaiacol. A phenylpropanoid, it occurs in the essential oils of plants such as ylang-ylang . It can be synthesized from eugenol and had been used in the manufacture of vanillin. It may occur as either the cis or trans isomer...
, found in certain 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...
s. It can occur as both (E)- and (Z)-isomers.