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IUPAC name
(2E)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-ol
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| Other names
Cinnamyl alcohol
Cinnamic alcohol Styryl carbinol Phenylallyl alcohol |
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| Identifiers | |
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104-54-1 |
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| 3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
| ChEBI |
CHEBI:33227 |
| ChEMBL |
ChEMBL324794 |
| ChemSpider |
21105870 |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.921 |
| KEGG |
C02394 |
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| Properties | |
| C9H10O | |
| Molar mass | 134.17 g/mol |
| Density | 1.0397 g/cm3 at 35 °C |
| Melting point | 33 °C |
| Boiling point | 250 °C |
| -87.2·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Hazards | |
| Safety data sheet | External MSDS |
| Related compounds | |
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Related compounds
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Cinnamic acid; Cinnamaldehyde |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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| Infobox references | |
Cinnamyl alcohol is an organic compound that is found in esterified form in storax, Balsam of Peru, and cinnamon leaves. It forms a white crystalline solid when pure, or a yellow oil when even slightly impure. It can be produced by the hydrolysis of storax.
Cinnamyl alcohol has a distinctive odour described as "sweet, balsam, hyacinth, spicy, green, powdery, cinnamic" and is used in perfumery and as a deodorant.
Cinnamyl alcohol is naturally occurrent only in small amount, so its industrial demand is usually fulfilled by chemical synthesis starting from cinnamaldehyde.
Cinnamyl alcohol has been found to have a sensitising effect on some people and as a result is the subject of a Restricted Standard issued by IFRA (International Fragrance Association).
Rosarin and rosavin are cinnamyl alcohol glycosides isolated from Rhodiola rosea.