Acetyleugenol

Acetyleugenol is a phenylpropanoid compound found in cloves. It is the second in abundance to the related compound eugenol in certain extract preparations.^[1][2] Like eugenol, its found in several plants such as Acacia nilotica and Piper betle^[3][4][5] and has similar antibacterial and antifungal properties on C. albicans and S. mutans.^[6] It inhibits aggregation of platelets and has partial agonistic activity on AhR.^[2][7][8]

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Acetyleugenol

Names
IUPAC name (2-methoxy-4-prop-2-enylphenyl) acetate
Other names Eugenol acetate Eugenyl acetate 4-Allyl-2-methoxyphenol acetate
Identifiers
CAS Number	93-28-7 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:34522
ChEMBL	ChEMBL108299
ChemSpider	6869
ECHA InfoCard	100.002.033
EC Number	202-235-6
KEGG	C14567
PubChem CID	7136
UNII	V9OSB376X8
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5052624
InChI 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
SMILES CC(=O)OC1=C(C=C(C=C1)CC=C)OC
Properties
Chemical formula	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

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