Skip to Content
Merck
CN
All Photos(2)

Documents

A29208

Sigma-Aldrich

4-Allylanisole

98%

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing

Synonym(s):
p-Allylphenyl methyl ether, p-Methoxyallylbenzene, Chavicol methyl ether, Estragole, Isoanethole, Methyl chavicol
Linear Formula:
H2C=CHCH2C6H4OCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
148.20
Beilstein:
1099454
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.521 (lit.)

bp

215-216 °C (lit.)

density

0.965 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

COc1ccc(CC=C)cc1

InChI

1S/C10H12O/c1-3-4-9-5-7-10(11-2)8-6-9/h3,5-8H,1,4H2,2H3

InChI key

ZFMSMUAANRJZFM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Related Categories

Pictograms

Exclamation markEnvironment

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

177.8 °F

Flash Point(C)

81 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Search for Certificates of Analysis (COA) by entering the products Lot/Batch Number. Lot and Batch Numbers can be found on a product’s label following the words ‘Lot’ or ‘Batch’.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Alicia Paini et al.
Mutagenesis, 27(6), 653-663 (2012-07-31)
Estragole is a naturally occurring food-borne genotoxic compound found in a variety of food sources, including spices and herbs. This results in human exposure to estragole via the regular diet. The objective of this study was to quantify the dose-dependent
W Alhusainy et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 245(2), 179-190 (2010-03-17)
Estragole is a natural constituent of several herbs and spices including sweet basil. In rodent bioassays, estragole induces hepatomas, an effect ascribed to estragole bioactivation to 1'-sulfooxyestragole resulting in DNA adduct formation. The present paper identifies nevadensin as a basil
A R MacKenzie et al.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 366(1582), 3177-3195 (2011-10-19)
We report measurements of atmospheric composition over a tropical rainforest and over a nearby oil palm plantation in Sabah, Borneo. The primary vegetation in each of the two landscapes emits very different amounts and kinds of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
David Fowler et al.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 366(1582), 3196-3209 (2011-10-19)
This paper reports measurements of land-atmosphere fluxes of sensible and latent heat, momentum, CO(2), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), NO, NO(2), N(2)O and O(3) over a 30 m high rainforest canopy and a 12 m high oil palm plantation in the
M De Vincenzi et al.
Fitoterapia, 71(6), 725-729 (2000-11-15)
Estragole (ES) is a natural constituent of a number of plants (e.g. tarragon, sweet basil and sweet fennel) and their essential oils have been widely used in foodstuffs as flavouring agents. Several studies with oral, i.p. or s.c. administration to

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service