Crystals. Insoluble in water;
soluble in alcohol.
Grain fumigant, insect chemisterilant.
Reference standard in the analysis of herbal medicinal products.
cis-2,4,5-Trimethoxy-1-propenylbenzene (β-Asarone) was used in preparation of:
- 2,4,5-trimethoxycinnamaldehyde and 2,4,5-trimethoxycinnamyltosylhydrazone
- 1-(2,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-1,2-dihydroxypropane
ChEBI: The cis-isomer of asarone.
cis-2,4,5-Trimethoxy-1-propenylbenzene is an antibiotic and was isolated from the extract of Acorus gramineus using various chromatographic procedures.
Questionable carcinogen withexperimental carcinogenic data reported. Human mutationdata reported. When heated to decomposition it emitsacrid smoke and irritating vapors.
