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Preferred IUPAC name
(2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-en-1-ol | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.216.224 |
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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 |
Slightly | |
Solubility | soluble in ethanol, acetone, dichloromethane |
-87.2·10−6 cm3/mol | |
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Warning | |
H317 | |
P261, P272, P280, P302+P352, P321, P333+P313, P363, P501 | |
Flash point | 126°C |
Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS |
Related compounds | |
Related compounds
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Cinnamic acid; Cinnamaldehyde |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cinnamyl alcohol or styron [1] 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 [2] 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. [3]
The compound is a solid at room temperature, forming colourless crystals that melt upon gentle heating. As is typical of most higher-molecular weight alcohols, it is sparingly soluble in water at room temperature, but highly soluble in most common organic solvents.
Cinnamyl alcohol has been found to have a sensitising effect on some people [4] [5] 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.