Nothoapiole is a phenylpropene, a natural organic compound present in the essential oilofPerilla frutescens from Jeju IslandinKorea[1] and the major component of the essential oil obtained from the roots of Pleurospermum angelicoides Benth.[2] It is also found in the essential oil of black caraway (Carum bulbocastanum) fruits[3] and Carum nigrum.[4]
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4,5,7-Trimethoxy-6-(prop-2-en-1-yl)-2H-1,3-benzodioxole | |
| Other names
2,3,6-Trimethoxy,4,5-methylenedioxy-allylbenzene; 1,3-Benzodioxole, 4,5,7-trimethoxy-6-(2-propen-1-yl)- | |
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| C13H16O5 | |
| Molar mass | 252.266 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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This highly oxygenated phenylpropanoid, previously reported in a few Carum species, is structurally and biogenetically related to myristicin, apiole and dillapiole.[5][6]
