Cinnamaldehyde

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    14371-10-9

    Molecular formula
    C9H8O

    SMILES
    C1=CC=C(C=C1)/C=C/C=O
    O

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1267.67
    • Carbowax: 1985.0

  • Odor profile

    sweet 90.34%
    spicy 87.38%
    cinnamon 87.21%
    balsamic 74.94%
    warm 57.09%
    almond 53.17%
    cherry 52.92%
    powdery 52.05%
    fruity 47.36%
    bitter 44.07%

    Scent© AI

    Odor threshold>

    • 50-750 ppb

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.9 Well soluble in IAA, DEP, MMB

    Molecular weight
    132.16 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 0.0071 hPa @ 20°C
    • 0.012 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Melting point expt.

    • -7.5 °C

    Boiling point

    • 253 °C @ 760 MM HG (SLIGHT DECOMP)
    • 248.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point expt.

    • 160 °F
    • 120 °C closed cup

    Solubility expt.

    • Dissolves in about 700 parts water, in about 7 volumes of 60% alcohol.
    • SOL IN ETHER, CHLOROFORM; INSOL IN PETROLEUM ETHER
    • Miscible with alcohol, ether, chloroform, oils
    • SOLUBILITY: 1:5 IN 60%, 1:25 IN 50%, 1:2.5 IN 70% ALC
    • In water, 1.42X10+3 mg/L at 25 °C
    • 1.42 mg/mL at 25 °C
    • insoluble in water; miscible in oils
    • miscible (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • cinnamaldehyde
    • trans-Cinnamaldehyde
    • 104-55-2
    • 14371-10-9
    • Cinnamic aldehyde
    • (E)-Cinnamaldehyde
    • 3-Phenylacrylaldehyde
    • Cinnamal
    • Zimtaldehyde
    • 2-Propenal, 3-phenyl-
NaN -Infinity

IFRA Standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Guava fruit (Egypt) 91770-12-6 Psidium guajava L., fam. Myrtaceae 0.85%
Cinnamon leaf (Sri Lanka) 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 5.7%
Cinnamon bark 2 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 65.43%
Cassia, branch & leaf 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum cassia Blume, fam. Lauraceae 72.5%
Cassia, bark 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum cassia Blume, fam. Lauraceae 81.3%
Cassia, bark (China) 1 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum cassia Blume, fam. Lauraceae 90.05%
Cassia, bark (China) 2 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum cassia Blume, fam. Lauraceae 65.45%
Lilac, White, Picked Flower Headspace 1 Syringa vulgaris L., fam. Oleaceae 0.15%
Hyacinth, picked flower headspace 1b Hyacinthus orientalis L., fam. Liliaceae 3.75%
Cinnamon leaf 2 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 1.0%
Cinnamon bark 4 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 70.0%
Lycaste aromatica flower headspace Lycaste aromatica Lindl., fam Orchidaceae 3.8%
Cinnamon leaf (India) 1a 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 1.51%
Cinnamon leaf (India) 1b 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.63%
Cinnamomum loureirii bark Cinnamomum loureirii, fam. Lauraceae 92.5%
Cinnamon leaf (India) 3a 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.41%
Cinnamon leaf (India) 3b 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.17%
Cinnamon leaf (India) 3c 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.06%
Cinnamon fruit (India) 1 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 2.5%
Cinnamon bark 7 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 46.52%
Cinnamon bark 6 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 89.0%
Anise seed 4 8007-70-3 Pimpinella anisum L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.37%
Illicium griffithii Illicium griffithii Hook. f. et Thoms., fam. Magnoliaceae (Illiciaceae) 0.7%
Calanthe sieboldii flower headspace (Japan) Calanthe sieboldii, fam. Orchidaceae 25.4%
Cassia, bark (China) 5 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum cassia Blume, fam. Lauraceae 67.21%
Cassia, bark (China) 4a 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum cassia Blume, fam. Lauraceae 84.0%
Cassia, leaf (China) 4b 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum cassia Blume, fam. Lauraceae 66.0%
Cassia, bark (China) 3b 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum cassia Blume, fam. Lauraceae 70.0%
Cinnamon bark 5 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 41.5%
Cinnamon bark (Brazil) 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 56.6%
Cinnamon bark (Madagascar) 1 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 41.3%
Cinnamon bark 9 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 68.4%
Cinnamon bark (Madagascar) 2 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 52.23%
Cinnamon bark (Sri Lanka) 2 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 67.4%
Cinnamon bark (Sri Lanka) 1 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 69.0%
Cinnamon bark 12 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 61.2%
Cinnamomum aureofulvum leaf Cinnamomum aureofulvum Gamb., fam. Lauraceae 2.1%
Cinnamomum aureofulvum bark Cinnamomum aureofulvum Gamb., fam. Lauraceae 46.6%
Cinnamon flower (India) 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 4.0%
Cinnamon leaf (India) 5 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 1.7%
Cinnamon leaf (Cameroon) 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 4.9%
Cinnamon leaf (Seychelles) 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 5.8%
Cinnamon leaf (Brazil) 1a 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl.), fam. Lauraceae 0.78%
Cinnamon leaf (Brazil) 1b 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl.), fam. Lauraceae 0.84%
Leea guineensis (Cameroon) 1a wood Leea guineensis G. Don, fam. Leeaceae 2.1%
Cinnamon leaf (Madagscar) 2 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 52.2%
Cinnamomum angustifolium leaf (Madagascar) Cinnamomum angustifolium Rafin, fam. Lauraceae 0.2%