chavicol
Sign in to saveAlso known as gamma-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-alpha-propylene, p-chavicol, 4-(prop-2-enyl)-phenol, 4-(2-propenyl)phenol, p-hydroxyallylbenzene, p-allylphenol, 4-allylphenol
Chavicol ('''p-allylphenol''') is a natural phenylpropene, a type of organic compound. Its chemical structure consists of a benzene ring substituted with a hydroxy group and a propenyl group. It is a colorless liquid found together with terpenes in betel oil.
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- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 134.073
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- Commons category
- Chavicol
- found in taxon
- Clausena anisata
- chemical formula
- C₉H₁₀O
- canonical SMILES
- C=CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)O
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Chavicol ('''p-allylphenol') is a natural phenylpropene, a type of organic compound. Its chemical structure consists of a benzene ring substituted with a hydroxy group and a propenyl group. It is a colorless liquid found together with terpenes in betel oil.
==Properties and reactions== Chavicol is miscible with alcohol, ether, and chloroform. Dimerization of chavicol gives the neo-lignan magnolol.
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