Elemicin is a phenylpropene, a natural organic compound, and is a constituent of several plant species' essential oils.

[1][2] Elemicin is a constituent of the oleoresin and the essential oil of Canarium luzonicum (also referred to as elemi).

[3][4] Elemicin has been synthesized from syringol and allyl bromide using Williamson ether synthesis and Claisen rearrangement.

[5][6] The electrophilic aromatic substitution entering the para-position was made possible by secondary Cope rearrangement.

Elemicin is one of the main components in aromatic food and has antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antiviral activities.