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4-Allylanisole

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

p-Allylphenyl methyl ether, p-Methoxyallylbenzene, Chavicol methyl ether, Estragole, Isoanethole, Methyl chavicol

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Linear Formula:
H2C=CHCH2C6H4OCH3
CAS Number:
140-67-0
Molecular Weight:
148.20
Beilstein:
1099454
EC Number:
205-427-8
MDL number:
MFCD00008653
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
329748173
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98.5% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.521 (lit.)
n20/D 1.521

bp

215-216 °C (lit.)

density

0.965 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

SMILES string

COc1ccc(CC=C)cc1

InChI

1S/C10H12O/c1-3-4-9-5-7-10(11-2)8-6-9/h3,5-8H,1,4H2,2H3

InChI key

ZFMSMUAANRJZFM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

4-Allylanisole is one of the oxygenated aromatic biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) which is usually synthesized by plants.

Application

4-Allylanisole has been used as a reference standard for the analysis of 4-allylanisole in essential oils by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) equipped with fluorometric detector and in emissions from live vegetation by solid-phase microextraction (SPME) combined with proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS). It may be used as a reference standard for the determination of 4-allylanisole in food products by simultaneous distillation-extraction (SDE) followed by analyses using capillary gas chromatography (GC)-flame ionization detector (FID) and GC-MS.

Pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark
GHS08,GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Muta. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

177.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

81 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 3 petroleums
Hazardous rank III
Water insoluble liquid

JAN Code

05818-1ML:
05818-VAR:
05818-BULK:
05818-5ML:

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BCBT5529
BCBP3725V
BCBK3864V

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Methyl chavicol: characterization of its biogenic emission rate, abundance, and oxidation products in the atmosphere.
Bouvier-Brown NC, et al.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 9(6), 2061-2074 (2009)
Determination of fragrance allergens in essential oils and evaluation of their in vitro permeation from essential oil formulations through cultured skin.
Wang LH and Liu HJ
Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 67(1), 64-71 (2012)
Determination of estragole, safrole and eugenol methyl ether in food products.
Siano F, et al.
Food Chemistry, 81(3), 469-475 (2003)
Alicia Paini et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 245(1), 57-66 (2010-02-11)
Estragole has been shown to be hepatocarcinogenic in rodent species at high-dose levels. Translation of these results into the likelihood of formation of DNA adducts, mutation, and ultimately cancer upon more realistic low-dose exposures remains a challenge. Recently we have
Yuta Suzuki et al.
Archives of toxicology, 86(10), 1593-1601 (2012-05-12)
Estragole (ES) is a natural organic compound used frequently as a flavoring food additive. Although it has been reported to be tumorigenic and induce DNA adducts in the mouse liver, there have been no reports regarding ES hepatocarcinogenicity in rats.
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