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Dillapiole

Dillapiole is an organic chemical compound and essential oil commonly extracted from dill weed, though it can be found in a variety of other plants such as fennel root. This compound is closely related to apiole, having a methoxy group positioned differently on the benzene ring. Dillapiole works synergically with certain insecticides like pyrethrins similarly to piperonyl butoxide, which likely results from inhibition of the MFO enzyme of insects.

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Dillapiole
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
4,5-Dimethoxy-6-(prop-2-en-1-yl)-2H-1,3-benzodioxole
Other names
6-Allyl-4,5-dimethoxybenzo[d][1,3]dioxole
1-Allyl-2,3-dimethoxy-4,5-(methylenedioxy)benzene
Identifiers
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ChEMBL
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ECHA InfoCard 100.149.911
EC Number
  • 621-020-1
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  • InChI=1S/C12H14O4/c1-4-5-8-6-9-11(16-7-15-9)12(14-3)10(8)13-2/h4,6H,1,5,7H2,2-3H3 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C12H14O4/c1-4-5-8-6-9-11(16-7-15-9)12(14-3)10(8)13-2/h4,6H,1,5,7H2,2-3H3
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  • O1c2cc(c(OC)c(OC)c2OC1)CC=C
Properties
C12H14O4
Molar mass 222.240 g·mol−1
Density 1.163 g/cm3
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dillapiole is an organic chemical compound and essential oil commonly extracted from dill weed, though it can be found in a variety of other plants such as fennel root.1 This compound is closely related to apiole, having a methoxy group positioned differently on the benzene ring.23 Dillapiole works synergically with certain insecticides like pyrethrins similarly to piperonyl butoxide, which likely results from inhibition of the MFO enzyme of insects.4

No carcinogenicity was detected with parsley apiol or dill apiol in mice.5

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  1. Azeez, Shamina (2008). Chemistry of Spices. Calicut, Kerala, India: Biddles Ltd. pp. 227–241 [230]. ISBN 9781845934057.
  2. Santos, P. A. G.; Figueiredo, A. C.; Lourenço, P. M. L.; Barroso, J. G.; Pedro, L. G.; Oliveira, M. M.; Schripsema, J.; Deans, S. G.; Scheffer, J. J. C. (2002). "Hairy root cultures of Anethum graveolens (Dill): Establishment, growth, time-course study of their essential oil and its comparison with parent plant oils". Biotechnology Letters. 24 (12): 1031–1036. doi:10.1023/A:1015653701265. S2CID 10120732.
  3. Shulgin, A. T.; Sargent, T. (1967). "Psychotrophic phenylisopropylamines derived from apiole and dillapiole". Nature. 215 (5109): 1494–1495. Bibcode:1967Natur.215.1494S. doi:10.1038/2151494b0. PMID 4861200. S2CID 26334093.
  4. IN patent 128,129, Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, "Improvements in or relating to methylenedioxyphenyl derivatives", published 1970-08-21, issued 1970-10-24 
  5. Phillips, David H.; Reddy, M. Vijayaraj; Randerath, Kurt (1984). "32P-Post-labelling analysis of DNA adducts formed in the livers of animals treated with safrole, estragole and other naturally-occurring alkenylbenzenes. II. Newborn male B6C3F1 mice". Carcinogenesis. 5 (12): 1623–1628. doi:10.1093/carcin/5.12.1623. PMID 6499113.

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