Methyl isoeugenol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

98-100 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

262-264 °C(lit.)

Density 

1.05 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.568(lit.)

FEMA 

2476 | ISOEUGENYL METHYL ETHER

Flash point:

>230 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Oil

color 

Colourless

Odor

at 100.00 %. spicy clove blossom carnation woody

Odor Type

spicy

JECFA Number

1266

Dielectric constant

4.7000000000000002

LogP

3.05

CAS DataBase Reference

93-16-3(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Benzene, 1,2-dimethoxy-4-(1-propenyl)-(93-16-3)

EPA Substance Registry System

Benzene, 1,2-dimethoxy-4-(1-propenyl)- (93-16-3)

Safety Information

Risk Statements 

20/22-36/37/38-42

Safety Statements 

22-26-36/37-45

RIDADR 

2811

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

CZ7000000

HS Code 

29093090

MSDS

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Methyl isoeugenol Usage And Synthesis

Description

Isoeugenyl methyl ether has a delicate, clove-carnation odor and a burning bitter taste. May be prepared by methylation of isoeugenol with methyl sulfate in alkaline solution.

Chemical Properties

light yellow liquid

Chemical Properties

Isoeugenol Methyl Ether occurs in small quantities in several essential oils. It is a colorless to pale yellow liquid with a mild clove odor.

Occurrence

The natural and the commercial products are a mixture of cis- and trans-isomers; originally isolated in the oil roots of Asarum arifolium Michx.; in the oil of Cymbopogon javanensis, Orthodon methylisoeugenoliferum F. (approx. 53%) and others. Reported found in orange peel oil, ginger, calamus, dried bonito and mastic gum leaf and fruit oil.

Uses

Methyl isoeugenol can be used as a natural food flavor in food industries.

Uses

Perfumery, flavoring agent.

Preparation

By methylation of isoeugenol with methyl sulfate in alkaline solution

Definition

ChEBI: Isomethyleugenol is a phenylpropanoid, an olefinic compound and a dimethoxybenzene.

Toxicity evaluation

The acute oral LD₅₀ in rats was reported as 1.5 g/kg (Jenner, Hagan, Taylor, Cook & Fitzhugh, 1964) and as 2.5 g/kg (2.03-3.08 g/kg) (Keating, 1972). The ip LD₅₀ in mice was reported as 0.5 g/kg for the eis- isomer and as 0.35 g/kg for the trans- isomer (Caujolle & Meynier, 1960). The acute dermal LD₅₀ in rabbits exceeded 5 g/kg (Keating, 1972)

General Description

Methyl isoeugenol is one of the main components found in the essential oil extracted from Acorus calamus, bark of Croton malambo and rhizomes of Zingiber zerumbet, Hedychium coronarium and Etlingera cevuga.

Methyl isoeugenol(93-16-3)Related Product Information

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• Methyl eugenol
• Methyl acrylate
• Dimefluthrin
• Allylbenzene
• Paraquat dichloride
• Benzene
• Polyethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether
• 1-Methoxy-2-propyl acetate
• Methanol