Eugenin

Eugenin
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 5-Hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-methyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
	Other names 5-Hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-methylchromone
Identifiers
CAS Number	480-34-2 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:67374 ;
ChemSpider	9777 ;
PubChem CID	10189;
UNII	E8D279U89S ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80197381 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C11H10O4/c1-6-3-8(12)11-9(13)4-7(14-2)5-10(11)15-6/h3-5,13H,1-2H3 Key: SUTUBQHKZRNZRA-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C11H10O4/c1-6-3-8(12)11-9(13)4-7(14-2)5-10(11)15-6/h3-5,13H,1-2H3 Key: SUTUBQHKZRNZRA-UHFFFAOYAN;
	SMILES O=C\1c2c(O/C(=C/1)C)cc(OC)cc2O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C11H10O4
Molar mass	206.197 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Eugenin is a chromone derivative, a phenolic compound found in cloves. It is also one of the compounds responsible for bitterness in carrots.^[1]

Derivatives

6-Hydroxymethyleugenin can be isolated from the fungal species Chaetomium minutum.^[2]

^ Czepa, A; Hofmann, T (2003). "Structural and sensory characterization of compounds contributing to the bitter off-taste of carrots (Daucus carota L.) and carrot puree". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 51 (13): 3865–73. doi:10.1021/jf034085 . PMID 12797757.
^ Hauser, D.; Zardin, Therese (1972). "Isolation of 6-hydroxymethyl-eugenin from Chaetomium minutum". Experientia. 28 (9): 1114–5. doi:10.1007/BF01918708. PMID 4579107. S2CID 7551396.

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