Methyl eugenol Chemical Properties
4-ALLYL-1,2-DIMETHOXYBENZENE's MF: C11H14O2
4-ALLYL-1,2-DIMETHOXYBENZENE's MW: 178.23
EINECS: 202-223-0
Fp: >230 °F
mp: -4 °C(lit.)
bp: 254-255 °C(lit.)
density: 1.036 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
refractive index: n20/D 1.534(lit.)
Water Solubility: insoluble
Synonyms: TIMTEC-BB SBB007916;1-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-2-propene;1,2-dimethoxy-4-(2-propenyl)-benzen;1,2-Dimethoxy-4-allylbenzene;1,3,4-Eugenol methyl ether;1,3,4-eugenolmethylether;4-allyl-1,2-dimethoxy-benzen;4-Allyl-1,2-dimethyoxybenzene
Methyl eugenol Toxicity Data With Reference
1. | | skn-rbt 500 mg/24H | | FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. 13 (1975),681. |
2. | | dnd-mus-ipr 80 mg/kg | | FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. 13 (1975),857. |
3. | | orl-rat LD50:1179 mg/kg | | TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 31 (1975),421. |
4. | | ipr-mus LD50:540 mg/kg | | AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. 199 (1972),226. |
5. | | ivn-mus LD50:112 mg/kg | | AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. 199 (1972),226. |
6. | | skn-rbt LD50:>2025 mg/kg | | TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 31 (1975),421. |
7. RTECS CY2450000
Methyl eugenol Consensus Reports
NTP 10th Report on Carcinogens. Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory.
Methyl eugenol Safety Profile
Confirmed carcinogen. Poison by intravenous route. Moderately toxic by ingestion and intraperitoneal routes. A skin irritant. Mutation data reported. Combustible liquid. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. Some other alkenylbenzenes have carcinogenic activity. See also
EUGENOL,
ALLYL COMPOUNDS, and
ETHERS.
Hazard Codes Xn
WGK Germany 1
Risk Statements 22-36/37/38-40
Safety Statements 26-36/37/39