描述
Methylisoeugenol, also known as cis-4-propenyl veratrole, is a member of the class of compounds known as dimethoxybenzenes. Dimethoxybenzenes are organic aromatic compounds containing a monocyclic benzene moiety carrying exactly two methoxy groups. Methylisoeugenol is practically insoluble (in water) and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Methylisoeugenol is a mild, bitter, and clove tasting compound and can be found in a number of food items such as wild carrot, carrot, nutmeg, and sweet basil, which makes methylisoeugenol a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. Methyl isoeugenol (isomethyleugenol) is a phenylpropanoid, the methyl ether of isoeugenol, found in certain essential oils. It can occur as both (E)- and (Z)-isomers .