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IUPAC name 1-Methoxy-4-[(E)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]benzene | |
Other names Bianisal; Bianisylidene;p,p′-Dimethoxystilbene; 4,4′-Dimethoxystilbene | |
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C16H16O2 | |
Molar mass | 240.302 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Photoanethole is anaturally occurringorganic compound that is found inanise andfennel.[1][2] It hasestrogenic activity, and along withanethole anddianethole, may be responsible for the estrogenic effects of anise and fennel.[1][3][4][5][6] These compounds bear resemblance to the estrogensstilbene anddiethylstilbestrol, which may explain their estrogenic activity.[1][7] In fact, it is said that diethylstilbestrol and related drugs were originally modeled after photoanethole and dianethole.[1][8]
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