Apiol

Apiol is an organic chemical compound, 1-Allyl-2,5-dimethoxy-3,4-methylenedioxybenzene, also known as parsley apiol or parsley camphor. It is found in parsley seeds and the essential oil of parsley.

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In medicine it has been used, as essential oil or in purified form, in the treatment of menstruation disorders. An irritant, in high doses it is toxic and can cause liver and kidney damage.

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The name apiol is also used for other closely related compounds, found in dill (dill apiol, 1-allyl-2,3-dimethoxy-4,5-methylenedioxybenzene) and in fennel roots.

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Allyl: An allyl group is an alkene hydrocarbon group with the formula H2C=CH-CH2-. It is made up of a vinyl group, CH2=CH-, attached to a methylene -CH2. For example allyl alcohol has the structure H2C=CH-CH2OH . Compounds containing the allyl group are often referred to as being allylic. The position ...

Methoxy: In chemistry, the methoxy prefix indicates the function group consisting of the methyl group and oxygen. It has the formula:...