Coniferyl alcohol

Coniferyl alcohol is a colourless crystalline solid. It is a phytochemical, one of the monolignols. It is synthetized via the phenylpropanoid biochemical pathway. When polymerized, coniferyl alcohol forms lignin or lignans.

Coniferyl alcohol is an intermediate in biosynthesis of eugenol and of stilbene and coumarin.

Gum benzoin contains significant amount of coniferyl alcohol and its esters.

Found in both Gymnosperm and Angiosperm plants. Sinapyl alcohol and Paracoumaryl alcohol, the other two lignin monomers, are found in Angiosperm plants and grasses.