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Thermal behavior and structural properites of plant-derived eugenyl acetate
Fecha
2009Registro en:
JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY, v.97, n.1, p.329-332, 2009
1388-6150
10.1007/s10973-008-9753-0
Autor
SANTOS, Amanda L. dos
CHIERICE, G. O.
RIGA, A. T.
ALEXANDER, K.
MATTHEWS, Ellen
Institución
Resumen
Eugenol is an allyl chain-substituted guaiacol in the biosynthesized phenylpropanoid compound class derived from Syzygium aromaticum L. and widely used in folk medicine. Nonetheless, its pharmacological use is limited by some problems, such as instability when exposed to light and high temperature. In order to enhance stability, the eugenol molecule was structurally modified, resulting in eugenyl acetate. The eugenyl acetate`s thermal behavior and crystal structure was then characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) and compared to a commercial sample.