Topic summary
Allylbenzene
Allylbenzene or 3-phenylpropene is an organic compound with the formula C6H5CH2CH=CH2. It is a colorless liquid. The compound consists of a phenyl group attached to an allyl group. Allylbenzene isomerizes to trans-propenylbenzene.
In plant biochemistry, the allylbenzene skeleton is the parent (simplest representation) of many phenylpropanoids. Known allylbenzenes include eugenol, safrole, elemicin, myristicin, apiole, dillapiole, chavicol, , , , , chavibetol, asarone and many others.