General Description
Clear colorless to pale yellow liquid with a spicy earthy odor. Bitter burning taste.
Reactivity Profile
METHYLEUGENOL(93-15-2) is incompatible with strong oxidizers . May react exothermically with reducing agents to release hydrogen gas.
Air & Water Reactions
Insoluble in water.
Hazard
Possible carcinogen.
Potential Exposure
Methyl eugenol is a naturally occurring substance found in the essential oils of several plant
species. Methyleugenol is used as a flavoring agent in jellies, baked goods, nonalcoholic beverages, chewing gum,
candy, pudding, relish, and ice cream. Methyleugenol has
been used as an anesthetic in rodents. It also is used as an
insect attractant in combination with insecticides.
Fire Hazard
This chemical is combustible.
First aid
Eyes: Consideration should be given to the skin,
eyes, and respiratory tract (lung function tests) in any
placement or periodic examinations. Evaluation by a qualified allergist, including careful exposure history and special testing may help diagnose skin or respiratory tract
allergy.
Shipping
UN2810 Toxic liquids, organic, n.o.s., Hazard
Class: 6.1; Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials, Technical
Name Required.
Incompatibilities
Methyleugenol is Incompatible with
strong oxidizers (chlorates, nitrates, peroxides, permanganates, perchlorates, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, etc.); contact may cause fires or explosions. Keep away from
alkaline materials, strong bases, strong acids, oxoacids,
epoxides. Contact with reducing agents may cause the
release of hydrogen gas
Chemical Properties
Clear colorless to pale yellow liquid. Spicy,
earthy odor. Bitter burning taste. This chemical is combustible.
Chemical Properties
colourless to light yellow liquid
Chemical Properties
Eugenol Methyl Ethe occurs in
numerous essential oils, sometimes at a very high concentration. The ether is
an almost colorless liquid with a mild-spicy, slightly herbal odor. It is prepared
by methylation of eugenol and is used in perfumery (e.g., in carnation and lilac
compositions) and in flavor compositions.
Chemical Properties
Eugenyl methyl ether has a delicate clove–carnation odor with a bitter, burning taste.
Waste Disposal
Dissolve or mix the material
with a combustible solvent and burn in a chemical incinerator equipped with an afterburner and scrubber. All federal,
state, and local environmental regulations must be
observed.
Uses
Fragrance ingredient in perfumes, toiletries and detergents; flavor ingredient in baked goods.
Definition
ChEBI: O-methyleugenol is a phenylpropanoid. It is functionally related to a eugenol.
Preparation
Usually prepared by methylation of eugenol.
Aroma threshold values
Detection: 68 ppb to 8 5 ppm.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 5.0 ppm: spice, cinnamon and clove, mouth tingle, fresh, peppery and woody.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Taste at 1.5 ppm
Carcinogenicity
Methyleugenol is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogenbased on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity from studies in experimental animals.
Solubility in organics
Soluble in alcohol and oils
storage
Color Code—Green: General storage may be used.You should protect this material from exposure to light, andstore it under ambient temperatures
Purification Methods
Recrystallise the ether from hexane at low temperature and redistil it (preferably in vacuo). [Hillmer & Schorning Z Phys Chem [A] 167 407 1934, Briner & Fliszár Helv Chim Acta 42 2063 1959, Beilstein 6 H 963, 6 IV 6337.]
