METHYL EUGENOL

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 93-15-2

METHYL EUGENOL
EINECS NO.

202-223-0
FORMULA CH2CHCH2C6H3(OCH3)OCH3
MOL WT. 178.23

H.S. CODE

 2916.35

TOXICITY

 Oral rat LD50: 810 mg/kg
SYNONYMS 1,3,4-Eugenol methyl ether; Allyl veratrole;
Methyl eugenyl ether; veratrole methyl ether; 1,2-Dimethoxy-4-(2-propenyl)benzene; 1,2-Dimethoxy-4-allylbenzene; 1-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-2-propene; Eugenol methyl ether; Eugenyl methyl ether; 1-Allyl-3,4-dimethoxybenzene; 2-Methoxy-4- propenylphenol methyl ether; o-methyl eugenol ether; 3,4-Dimethoxyallyl benzene; 4-Allyl-1,2-dimethoxybenzene; 4-Allylveratrole; Dimethoxy-4-(2-propenyl)benzene;
SMILES

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE Clear to pale yellow oily liquid

MELTING POINT

 -4 C
BOILING POINT

128 -130 at 10 hPa
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.035

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

 Insoluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY 6.1
AUTOIGNITION

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 1.532 - 1.546
NFPA RATINGS Health: 1; Flammability: 1; Reactivity: 0
FLASH POINT

117 C
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

GENERAL DESCRIPTION & APPLICATIONS
Eugenol, allyl chain-substituted guaiacol (2-methoxyphenol), is a clear to pale yellow oily liquid extracted from certain essential oils especially from clove oil and cinnamon. It is very slightly soluble in water and soluble in organic solvents. It has a spicy odor and taste of clove. Eugenol is used in perfumeries, flavorings, essential oils and in medicine (local antiseptic and analgesic). It is used in the production of isoeugenol for the manufacture of vanillin. Eugenol has wide application in dentistry for analgesic and antiseptic properties. Eugenol derivatives or methoxyphenol derivatives in wider classification are used in perfumery and flavoring. They are used in formulating insect attractants and UV absorbers, analgesics, biocides and antiseptics. They are also used in manufacturing stabilizers and antioxidants for plastics and rubbers. Eugenol is used in formulating dental cements with zinc oxide. Methyl eugenol is used as insect growth regulator to prevent the mating of flies in citrus cultivation field.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

 Clear to pale yellow oily liquid

ASSAY

98.0% min
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 200kgs in drum
HAZARD CLASS not regulated
UN NO.  
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: XN, Risk Phrases: 22-36/37/38-40, Safety Phrases: 26-36/37/39