Acetyleugenol is a phenylpropanoid compound found in cloves.
It is the second in abundance to the related compound eugenol in certain extract preparations.
[1][2] Like eugenol, its found in several plants such as Acacia nilotica and Piper betle[3][4][5] and has similar antibacterial and antifungal properties on C. albicans and S.
[6] It inhibits aggregation of platelets and has partial agonistic activity on AhR.
[2][7][8] Acetyleugenol has characteristic odor reminiscent of cloves and thus used as fragrance.