Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Eugenol /juːɡɛnɒl/ is a phenylpropene an allyl chain-substituted guaiacol. Eugenol is a member of the phenylpropanoids class of chemical compounds. It is a clear to pale yellow oily liquid extracted from certain essential oils especially from clove oil nutmeg cinnamon basil and bay leaf. It is present in concentrations of 80–90% in clove bud oil and at 82–88% in clove leaf oil.
