- Isosafrole
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Name = Isosafrole
Reference = ["Merck Index", 11th Edition, 5112.]
ImageFile = isosafrole.png
ImageFile1 = isosafrole_Space-filling.png
IUPACName = (E)-5-(Prop-1-enyl)benzo [d] [1,3] dioxole
OtherNames = 5-(1-Propenyl)-1,3-benzodioxole3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl-1-propene
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASOther = "trans": 120-58-1
SMILES = C/C=C/C1=CC=C2C(OCO2)=C1
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = C10H10O2
MolarMass = 162.188 g/mol
Density = 1.1206 g/cm3, "trans"
1.1182 g/cm3, "cis"
MeltingPt = 8.2 °C, "trans"
-21.5 °C, "cis"
BoilingPt = 253 °C, "trans"
77-79 °C, "cis" @ 3.5 mmHgIsosafrole is an
aromatic organic chemical with a smell similar toanise orlicorice . It is found in small amounts in various essential oils, but is most commonly obtained by isomerizing the plant oilsafrole .It forms two geometric isomers: "cis"-isosafrole and "trans"-isosafrole.
Isosafrole is a for
MDP2P which is converted into thepsychoactive drug MDMA ('ecstasy'). As such requires permits to purchase or sell in any significant quantity in the US.References
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