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Also known as prop-2-enylbenzene, 1-phenylprop-2-ene

Allylbenzene or 3-phenylpropene is an organic compound with the formula C6H5CH2CH=CH2. It is a colorless liquid. The compound consists of a phenyl group attached to an allyl group. Allylbenzene isomerizes to trans-propenylbenzene.

Chemical data

Formula
C9H10
Molecular weight
118.18 g/mol
IUPAC name
prop-2-enylbenzene
SMILES
C=CCC1=CC=CC=C1
InChIKey
HJWLCRVIBGQPNF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
3.2
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Mass
118.07825
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chemical formula
C₉H₁₀
canonical SMILES
C=CCC1=CC=CC=C1
melting point
-50.0
Commons category
Allylbenzene
found in taxon
Alpinia officinarum
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Allylbenzene or 3-phenylpropene is an organic compound with the formula C6H5CH2CH=CH2. It is a colorless liquid. The compound consists of a phenyl group attached to an allyl group. Allylbenzene isomerizes to trans-propenylbenzene.

In plant biochemistry, the allylbenzene skeleton is the parent (simplest representation) of many phenylpropanoids. Known allylbenzenes include eugenol, safrole, elemicin, myristicin, apiole, dillapiole, chavicol, sarisan, croweacin, osmorhizole, exalatacin, chavibetol, asarone and many others.

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