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Safrole vs Isosafrole - What's the difference?

safrole | isosafrole |

As nouns the difference between safrole and isosafrole

is that safrole is a colourless to yellow liquid, a component of sassafras oil and brown camphor oil, with pesticidal properties while isosafrole is an aromatic compound, a precursor for MDP2P which is converted into the psychoactive drug MDMA or ecstasy, found in small amounts in essential oils but more commonly obtained by isomerizing safrole.

safrole

English

Noun

(wikipedia safrole)
  • (organic chemistry) A colourless to yellow liquid, a component of sassafras oil and brown camphor oil, with pesticidal properties.

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    isosafrole

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia isosafrole)
  • (organic compound) An aromatic compound, a precursor for MDP2P which is converted into the psychoactive drug MDMA or ecstasy, found in small amounts in essential oils but more commonly obtained by isomerizing safrole.