Cinnamyl alcohol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    4407-36-7

    Molecular formula
    C9H10O

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

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1300.0
    • Carbowax: 2255.0

  • Odor profile

    Sweet 88.49%
    Balsamic 80.89%
    Floral 78.63%
    Cinnamon 72.05%
    Spicy 71.07%
    Green 58.02%
    Hyacinth 52.8%
    Rose 52.28%
    Honey 49.4%
    Powdery 44.12%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.9

    Molecular weight
    134.17 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Melting point expt.

    • 33 °C

    Boiling point

    • 250.0 °C @ 760 MM HG
    • 247.00 to 250.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point est.
    130.01 ˚C

    Flash point expt.

    • 126 °C

    Solubility expt.

    • FREELY SOL IN ALC, ETHER, OTHER COMMON ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SOL IN WATER, GLYCEROL; CLEARLY SOL IN 3 VOL 50% ALC
    • insoluble to slightly soluble in water; soluble in oils
    • moderately soluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • cinnamyl alcohol
    • 104-54-1
    • 3-phenylprop-2-en-1-ol
    • 3-PHENYL-2-PROPEN-1-OL
    • cinnamic alcohol
    • 4407-36-7
    • (E)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-ol
    • trans-cinnamyl alcohol
    • (E)-cinnamyl alcohol
    • Styryl carbinol
    • Zimtalcohol
    • 3-Phenylallyl alcohol
    • Styrone
    • Styryl alcohol
    • 2-Propen-1-ol, 3-phenyl-
    • Styrylcarbinol
    • (E)-3-Phenyl-2-propen-1-ol
    • Phenyl-2-propen-1-ol
    • FEMA No. 2294
    • (2E)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-ol
    • Chnnamyl alcohol
    • Alkohol skoricovy
    • gamma-Phenylallyl alcohol
    • 3-Phenyl-2-propenol
    • Cinnamic alcohol (natural)
    • 1-Phenylprop-1-en-3-ol
    • CCRIS 3191
    • HSDB 5011
    • 3-Fenyl-2-propen-1-ol
    • UNII-SS8YOP444F
    • NSC 8775
    • EINECS 203-212-3
    • SS8YOP444F
    • Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-, (trans)-
    • 2-Propen-1-ol, 3-phenyl-, (E)-
    • BRN 1903999
    • 2-Propen-y1-ol, 3-phenyl-
    • trans-Cinnamyl-alcohol
    • CHEBI:33227
    • AI3-00949
    • NSC-8775
    • NSC-623440
    • CHEMBL324794
    • DTXCID7021491
    • DTXSID9041491
    • CHEBI:17177
    • (E)-3-phenyl-prop-2-en-1-ol
    • EC 203-212-3
    • 1-06-00-00281 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • 1-PHENYL-3-HYDROXY-1-PROPENE
    • 3-HYDROXY-1-PHENYLPROP-1-ENE
    • NCGC00166097-01
    • 3-phenyl-2-propene-1-ol
    • Alkohol skoricovy [Czech]
    • trans-cinnamic alcohol
    • CAS-104-54-1
    • .gamma.-Phenylallyl alcohol
    • 3-Fenyl-2-propen-1-ol [Czech]
    • MFCD00002921
    • cinnamyl-alcohol
    • E-cinnamyl alcohol
    • E-Cinnamic alcohol
    • (E)-Cinnam Alcohol
    • trans cinnamyl alcohol
    • Cinnamyl alcohol purum
    • 2-Propen-1-ol, 3-phenyl-, (2E)-
    • Cinnamyl alcohol, 98%
    • bmse010256
    • Epitope ID:150920
    • WLN: Q2U1R
    • SCHEMBL39219
    • CINNAMYL ALCOHOL [MI]
    • CINNAMYL ALCOHOL [FCC]
    • CINNAMYL ALCOHOL [FHFI]
    • Cinnamyl alcohol, >=98%, FG
    • NSC8775
    • trans-3-phenyl-prop-2-en-1-ol
    • CINNAMYL ALCOHOL [WHO-DD]
    • (2E)-3-Phenyl-2-propen-1-ol
    • DTXSID301314144
    • HY-N1867
    • HY-Y0078
    • Tox21_112313
    • Tox21_300847
    • BBL027413
    • BDBM50310446
    • Cinnamyl alcohol, analytical standard
    • NSC623440
    • s5824
    • STL146348
    • AKOS005265255
    • Cinnamyl alcohol, natural, 96%, FG
    • DB14186
    • FC30865
    • NCGC00254750-01
    • BS-14235
    • DA-62334
    • DA-70007
    • FP159401
    • PROPENOIC ACID, 3-PHENYL-(TRANS)
    • Cinnamyl alcohol, purum, >=97.0% (GC)
    • CS-0008356
    • NS00127411
    • EN300-19335
    • C02394
    • E75786
    • EN300-367325
    • SBI-0654044.0001
    • Cinnamyl alcohol, Vetec(TM) reagent grade, 98%
    • (E)-3-phenyl-2-propen-1-ol(E)-cinnamyl alcohol
    • Q204030
    • SR-01000944721
    • SR-01000944721-1
    • Z104473562
    • CINNAMYL ALCOHOL (CONSTITUENT OF CINNAMOMUM CASSIA BARK)
    • CINNAMYL ALCOHOL (CONSTITUENT OF CINNAMOMUM VERUM BARK)
    • CINNAMYL ALCOHOL (CONSTITUENT OF CINNAMOMUM CASSIA BARK) [DSC]
    • CINNAMYL ALCOHOL (CONSTITUENT OF CINNAMOMUM VERUM BARK) [DSC]
    • InChI=1/C9H10O/c10-8-4-7-9-5-2-1-3-6-9/h1-7,10H,8H2/b7-4
    • 203-212-3

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 6214.16
    methanol 5553.89
    isopropanol 4618.51
    water 2.33
    ethyl acetate 3880.34
    n-propanol 4445.92
    acetone 5512.12
    n-butanol 3200.97
    acetonitrile 4100.83
    DMF 4338.88
    toluene 606.37
    isobutanol 2539.95
    1,4-dioxane 3751.3
    methyl acetate 4020.18
    THF 3367.81
    2-butanone 3398.51
    n-pentanol 1263.01
    sec-butanol 2691.49
    n-hexane 90.38
    ethylene glycol 1259.33
    NMP 1741.57
    cyclohexane 144.69
    DMSO 7722.4
    n-butyl acetate 1148.23
    n-octanol 323.27
    chloroform 2079.01
    n-propyl acetate 1210.62
    acetic acid 2467.43
    dichloromethane 2803.47
    cyclohexanone 2151.27
    propylene glycol 1626.05
    isopropyl acetate 1008.34
    DMAc 1562.41
    2-ethoxyethanol 1619.1
    isopentanol 1577.91
    n-heptane 107.98
    ethyl formate 1853.47
    1,2-dichloroethane 2419.49
    n-hexanol 1243.06
    2-methoxyethanol 4033.19
    isobutyl acetate 469.23
    tetrachloromethane 327.04
    n-pentyl acetate 362.03
    transcutol 2920.73
    n-heptanol 348.23
    ethylbenzene 214.49
    MIBK 763.06
    2-propoxyethanol 1586.92
    tert-butanol 2833.48
    MTBE 1585.77
    2-butoxyethanol 579.08
    propionic acid 2912.72
    o-xylene 254.38
    formic acid 736.45
    diethyl ether 2778.1
    m-xylene 321.3
    p-xylene 207.01
    chlorobenzene 692.76
    dimethyl carbonate 755.9
    n-octane 29.8
    formamide 1990.94
    cyclopentanone 3044.68
    2-pentanone 2643.76
    anisole 644.79
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1632.85
    gamma-butyrolactone 3498.63
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 2367.64
    pyridine 2338.54
    3-pentanone 1570.17
    furfural 1665.69
    n-dodecane 20.51
    diethylene glycol 1045.21
    diisopropyl ether 339.32
    tert-amyl alcohol 1623.61
    acetylacetone 1544.27
    n-hexadecane 23.2
    acetophenone 442.68
    methyl propionate 2746.06
    isopentyl acetate 673.66
    trichloroethylene 3175.66
    n-nonanol 241.32
    cyclohexanol 1300.78
    benzyl alcohol 499.36
    2-ethylhexanol 495.7
    isooctanol 243.32
    dipropyl ether 942.81
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 440.7
    ethyl lactate 334.47
    propylene carbonate 1264.62
    n-methylformamide 4023.83
    2-pentanol 1763.74
    n-pentane 132.52
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1054.19
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 706.04
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 334.6
    mesitylene 149.09
    ε-caprolactone 1669.8
    p-cymene 121.15
    epichlorohydrin 3801.61
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1381.46
    2-aminoethanol 2556.36
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1780.78
    sulfolane 2986.02
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 48.61
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2764.72
    n-hexyl acetate 489.58
    isooctane 45.51
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 598.85
    sec-butyl acetate 494.0
    tert-butyl acetate 664.79
    decalin 52.13
    glycerin 1208.5
    diglyme 1308.33
    acrylic acid 1743.18
    isopropyl myristate 138.51
    n-butyric acid 2856.76
    acetyl acetate 816.4
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 109.92
    ethyl propionate 936.06
    nitromethane 5017.96
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1046.08
    benzonitrile 602.11
    trioctyl phosphate 101.98
    1-bromopropane 1239.77
    gamma-valerolactone 2721.11
    n-decanol 173.94
    triethyl phosphate 162.79
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 440.43
    propionitrile 2506.33
    vinylene carbonate 967.62
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1569.41
    DMS 385.98
    cumene 116.19
    2-octanol 188.35
    2-hexanone 1040.78
    octyl acetate 186.9
    limonene 224.34
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2120.18
    ethyl orthosilicate 172.65
    tributyl phosphate 128.52
    diacetone alcohol 836.68
    N,N-dimethylaniline 268.06
    acrylonitrile 2741.29
    aniline 1131.84
    1,3-propanediol 2477.54
    bromobenzene 621.66
    dibromomethane 1623.48
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 2178.22
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 280.55
    tetrabutyl urea 184.33
    diisobutyl methanol 226.5
    2-phenylethanol 409.79
    styrene 333.87
    dioctyl adipate 194.31
    dimethyl sulfate 880.31
    ethyl butyrate 747.03
    methyl lactate 674.69
    butyl lactate 263.95
    diethyl carbonate 362.69
    propanediol butyl ether 510.61
    triethyl orthoformate 339.74
    p-tert-butyltoluene 111.67
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 251.05
    morpholine 4621.16
    tert-butylamine 1482.99
    n-dodecanol 125.59
    dimethoxymethane 2758.44
    ethylene carbonate 943.34
    cyrene 301.44
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 520.66
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 451.95
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 502.83
    4-methylpyridine 1736.89
    dibutyl ether 431.12
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 226.5
    DEF 2189.09
    dimethyl isosorbide 519.1
    tetrachloroethylene 1419.97
    eugenol 275.2
    triacetin 344.77
    span 80 320.57
    1,4-butanediol 688.16
    1,1-dichloroethane 2225.85
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 638.13
    methyl formate 2480.39
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1678.76
    n-decane 37.02
    butyronitrile 2125.63
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 253.55
    1-chlorooctane 180.63
    1-chlorotetradecane 55.15
    n-nonane 39.83
    undecane 26.82
    tert-butylcyclohexane 53.74
    cyclooctane 46.5
    cyclopentanol 1742.57
    tetrahydropyran 3370.94
    tert-amyl methyl ether 806.94
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 650.42
    1-hexene 507.42
    2-isopropoxyethanol 853.02
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 574.4
    methyl butyrate 1351.83

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1 4

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
Hyacinth, living flower headspace 1a Hyacinthus orientalis L., fam. Liliaceae 3.5%
Lycaste aromatica flower headspace Lycaste aromatica Lindl., fam Orchidaceae 0.05%
Jasmine azoricum concrete Jasminum azoricum L., fam. Oleaceae 1.4%
Jasmine sambac (France) concrete Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton, fam. Oleaceae 0.3%
Tarragon (Cuba) 8016-88-4 Artemisia dracunculus L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.08%
Cinnamon leaf (India) 1a 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.01%
Cinnamon fruit (India) 1 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 2.1%
Cinnamon bark 6 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.1%
Premna serratifolia flower bud Premna serratifolia L. (P.obtusifolia Br.R., P.taitensis Sch.),Verbenaceae 0.05%
Psidium cattleianum fruit (R‚union Island) Psidium cattleianum Sabine, fam. Myrtaceae 0.4%
Cassia, bark (China) 5 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum cassia Blume, fam. Lauraceae 1.02%
Cassia, bark (China) 4a 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum cassia Blume, fam. Lauraceae 0.09%
Cassia, leaf (China) 4b 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum cassia Blume, fam. Lauraceae 0.15%
Cassia, bark (China) 3b 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum cassia Blume, fam. Lauraceae 0.04%
Cinnamon bark (Madagascar) 1 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.9%
Cinnamon bark 9 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 1.0%
Cinnamon bark (Sri Lanka) 2 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.3%
Cinnamon bark (Sri Lanka) 1 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.45%
Cinnamon flower (India) 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.49%
Cinnamon leaf (India) 5 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.1%
Cinnamon leaf (Cameroon) 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.05%
Cinnamon leaf (Seychelles) 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (C. verum L. Presl), fam. Lauraceae 0.1%
Pepper, black (India) 6b free volatiles 8006-82-4 Piper nigrum L., fam. Piperaceae 0.01%