Sweet | Spicy | Clove | Woody
Eugenol is an allyl chain-substituted guaiacol, a member of the allylbenzene class of chemical compounds. It is a colorless to pale yellow, aromatic oily liquid extracted from certain essential oils especially from clove oil, nutmeg, cinnamon, basil and bay leaf
Other Name: 2-methoxy-4-prop-2-enylphenol
CAS Number: 97-53-0
Appearance: pale yellow to dark yellow clear liquid (est)
Formula: C10H12O2
Boiling point: 254 °C
Molar mass: 164.2 g/mol
Density/Specific Gravity: 1.06 g/cm³
Melting point: -7.5 °C
Shelf Life: 24.00 month(s) or longer if stored properly.
Soluble in:
fixed oils
kerosene
paraffin oil, slightly soluble in warm paraffin oil
water, 754 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
water, 2460 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp)
Odor Strength: medium,
recommend smelling in a 10.00 % solution or less
Substantivity: 52 hour(s) at 100.00 %
Odor Description: at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet spicy clove woody
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