Phenylpropene

Allylbenzene parent structure

Phenylpropenes, propenylphenols or allylbenzenes are a class of phenylpropanoids in which a benzene ring has an allyl group attached to it. Phenylpropenes have been used as a precursors for a variety of effective insecticides.^[1]

Safrole, a phenylpropene found in sassafras

The phenylpropenes, including eugenol, chavicol, safrole and estragole, are derived from the monolignols. These compounds are the primary constituents of various essential oils.

References

↑ Fujita, Harushige and Yamashita, Masataro (1973). "The Methylenation of Several Allylbenzene-1,2-diol Derivatives in Aprotic Polar Solvents". Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan 46 (11): 3553–3554. doi:10.1246/bcsj.46.3553. Retrieved 27 December 2013.

Types of phenylpropanoids

Classes of phenylpropanoids	Hydroxycinnamic acids Chromones (Furanochromones) Cinnamaldehydes Monolignols Coumarins Flavonoids Phenylpropenes Stilbenoids Lignans Lignins Suberins

Examples	Rhododendrin

Types of phenylpropenes

Phenylpropenes	Anethole Apiole Asaricin Asarone Carpacin Chavibetol Chavicol Croweacin Dillapiole Elemicin Estragole Eugenol Exalatacin Isoapiole Isodillapiole Isoeugenol Isomyristicin Isosafrole Methyl eugenol Myristicin Nothosmyrnol Osmorhizole Safrole

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Phenylpropene

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