Eugenol

Scheme

Ph. Eur.

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000097-53-0

Chemical Formula

C10-H12-O2

Molecular Weight

164

Therapeutic Categories

Antiseptic

Disinfectant

Anesthetic, local

Analgesic, topic

Chemical Names

2-Methoxy-4-(2-propenyl)-phenol

2-Methoxy-4-(prop-2-enyl)phenol (Ph. Eur.)

4-Allyl-2-methoxyphenol (USP)

Phenol, 2-methoxy-4-(2-propenyl)- (USP)

Foreign Names

• Eugenolum (Latin)
• Eugenol (German)
• Eugénol (French)
• Eugenol (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Eugénol (OS: DCF)
• 4-06-00-06337 (IS: Beilstein)
• 5-Allylguaiacol (IS)
• Allylguaiacol (IS)
• BRN 1366759 (IS)
• Caryophyllic acid (IS)
• CCRIS 306 (IS)
• Eugenic acid (IS)
• NSC 209525 (IS)
• Eugenol (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, BP 2010, USP 32)

Brand Names

• Alvogyl (Eugenol and Lidocaine)
  Septodont, France



• Iodopengha (Eugenol and Lidocaine)
  Biodica, France



• Neodyne (Eugenol and Zinc Oxide)
  Neo Dental Seiykau, Japan

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Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia
USP	Pharmacopoeia of the United States

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