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Cinnamaldehyde

Cinnamal ; 3-phenylprop-2-enal ; Cassia aldehyde ; Benzylidene acetaldehyde ; Phenyl acrolein

Cinnamaldehyde (CAS N° 104-55-2)​

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CINNAMIC ALDEHYDE M_0050621 Naturel - - - - more -
Information Générales

General Presentation

  • CAS N° : : 104-55-2

  • EINECS number : 203-213-9

  • FEMA number : 2286

  • Density : 1,05

  • Optical rotation : Lorem Ipsum

  • Allergens : This ingredient does not contain any allergen.

  • Refractive Index @20°C : Lorem Ipsum

  • Volatility : Heart/Base

  • Price Range :

  • Appearance : Viscous yellow liquid

  • FLAVIS number : 05.014

  • JECFA number : 656

Information on synthetic ingredients

  • Acid Value : Lorem Ipsum

  • Boiling Point : 248°C

  • Detection Threshold : 50 et 750 ppb (0,000075%)

  • Molecular formula : C9H8O

  • Log P : Donnée indisponible.

  • Molecular Weight : 132,16 g/mol

  • Fusion Point : -7,5°C

  • Flash Point : 71°C

  • Vapor pressure : Lorem Ipsum

Utilisation

Uses

Other comments :

Cinnamaldehyde is one of the 26 allergens in perfumery.

Stability :

Aldehydes may form diethylacetals in alcoholic perfumes, with no real impact on their smell
Most of the time, the occurrence of a benzenic cycle in a molecule causes a coloration of this molecule through time

Uses in perfumery :

Cinnamaldehyde gives a spicy note to fruity and oriental accords.

Year of discovery :

Discovered en 1856.

Isomerism :

Like Cinnamyl Alcohol, Cinnamaldehyde can be divided into two diastereoisomers: trans or cis. Trans is the most found in nature. Both have a cinnamon-like smell, but the trans is warmer and smells even more like cinnamon than cis. The raw material used in perfumery is usually a mixture of the two isomers.

Synthesis precursor :

Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde provides DihydroCinnamaldehyde and DihydroCinnamyl Alcohol. Moreover, the oxidation of the aldehyde gives a Cinnamic Acid, another compound of olfactory interest. Finally, Cinnamaldehyde forms a Schiff base by reaction with Methyl Anthranilate or Indole for example.

Natural availability :

Cinnamaldehyde is present in a large quantity in Cassia EO (about 90%) and Ceylon Cinnamon EO (about 75%). It can therefore be extracted from these essential oils by fractional distillation.

Synthesis route :

The synthesis of Cinnamaldehyde is made by a condensation of Benzaldehyde with Acetaldehyde, using an excess of Benzaldehyde and gradually adding Acetaldehyde, in order to avoid self-condensation of the latter.

Utilisation

Regulations & IFRA

  • IFRA 51th : This ingredient is restricted by IFRA

  • Restriction type : RESTRICTION

  • Cause of restriction : DERMAL SENSITIZATION AND SYSTEMIC TOXICITY

  • Amendment : 49

Quantitative limit on the use :
Cat.1 Cat.2 Cat.3 Cat.4 Cat.5A Cat.5B Cat.5C Cat.5D Cat.6
0,045 % 0,014 % 0,021 % 0,25 % 0,064 % 0,042 % 0,064 % 0,014 % 0,15 %
Cat.7A Cat.7B Cat.8 Cat.9 Cat.10A Cat.10B Cat.11A Cat.11B Cat.12
0,17 % 0,17 % 0,014 % 0,49 % 0,49 % 1,8 % 0,014 % 0,014 % No Restriction

Comments :

This ingredient is part of the Schiff base (Cinnamic aldehyde methyl anthranilate - N°CAS : 94386-48-8) and induces the application of IFRA regulations for 49,8% of the Schiff base usage. Please also refer to the IFRA Annex II for more information

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