Properties
- CAS Number
- 103-41-3
- Formula
- C16H14O2
- Molecular Weight
- 238.28 g/mol
- IUPAC Name
- benzyl (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate
- InChI Key
- NGHOLYJTSCBCGC-VAWYXSNFSA-N
Also Known As
BENZYL CINNAMATE
Cinnamein
Benzyl 3-phenylpropenoate
trans-Cinnamic acid benzyl ester
Cinnamic acid, benzyl ester
Benzylcinnamate
Benzyl alcohol, cinnamic ester
FEMA No. 2142
Benzyl-3-phenylpropenoate
Benzyl gamma-phenylacrylate
Description
Benzyl cinnamate is the cinnamate ester derived from cinnamic acid and benzyl alcohol. Occuring in Balsam of Peru and Tolu balsam, in Sumatra and Penang benzoin, and as the main constituent of copaiba balsam, it is used in heavy oriental perfumes, as a fixative and as a flavouring agent. It has a role as a flavouring agent, a fragrance, a fixative, an epitope and an antigen.
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