The document describes an experiment to determine the amount of eugenol, a phenolic compound with local anesthetic properties, present in clove oil by shaking a sample of the oil with potassium hydroxide solution, which solubilizes the eugenol but not other non-phenolic portions of the oil; the procedure involves transferring clove oil to a flask, adding potassium hydroxide solution, heating, then measuring the volume of the separated non-phenolic portion to calculate the volume of eugenol by difference.