Methyl Cinnamate
Naturelle - Synthétique
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Other names :
Methyl Cinnamate ; Methyl 3-Phenylprop-2-enoate ; Cinnamic acid methyl ester ; Methyl-3-phenylacrylate ; Methyl cinnamylate
Volatility :
Base
Uses in perfumery :
Methyl Cinnamate is used mainly to create oriental accords (vanilla, balsams, leather) or floral notes such as rose, carnation or hyacinth.
Natural availability :
Methyl Cinnamate is present in various plants, starting with plants of the genus Alpinia, from the zingibiraceae family (same family as ginger), of which it can represent up to 80% of the composition of the essential oil. It is also present at more than 50% in the essential oil of Ocimum canum, a plant of the lamiaceae family, looking like clary sage. Methyl Cinnamate can therefore be extracted from these raw materials.
Year of discovery :
Data not available.
Other comments :
Methyl Cinnamate is one of the most powerful cinnamic esters. It is much more powerful than Benzyl Cinnamate for example.
Price Range :
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Stability :
Molecule encountering some great solubilization difficulties. May form cinnamic acid through time.
Tends to get a yellow color through time.
Tends to get a yellow color through time.
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- Molecular formula :
- C10H10O2
- Molecular Weight :
- 162,19 g/mol
- Density :
- 1,042
- Flash Point :
- 123°C
- Fusion Point :
- 37°C
- Appearance :
- White crystals
- Log P :
- Donnée indisponible,
- Boiling Point :
- 255°C
- Detection Threshold :
- Donnée indisponible.
Synthesis route :
Methyl Cinnamate can be synthesized in two ways. The first is a conventional acidic esterification between Cinnamic Acid and methanol. The second is a Claisen condensation, that consists in reacting Benzaldehyde with Methyl acetate in the presence of sodium.
Synthesis precursor :
Methyl Cinnamate is not a precursor to the synthesis of another compound of olfactory interest.
Isomerism :
The double bond of Methyl Cinnamate gives rise to two possible diastereoisomers. Both have a relatively similar smell. The racemic mixture of the two isomers is generally used in perfumery.
- EINECS number :
- 203-093-8
- FEMA number :
- 2698
- JECFA number :
- Donnée indisponible.
- FLAVIS number :
- Donnée indisponible.
- Allergens :
- This ingredient does not contain any allergen.
- IFRA :
- This ingredient is not restricted
To learn more about IFRA's standards : https://ifrafragrance.org/safe-use/library
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