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Benzyl cinnamate

99%

Synonym(s):

3-Phenyl 2-propenoic acid benzyl ester, Benzyl 3-phenylpropenoate, Cinnamic acid benzyl ester

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Linear Formula:
C6H5CH=CHCOOCH2C6H5
CAS Number:
103-41-3
Molecular Weight:
238.28
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24854030
EC Number:
203-109-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2051339
MDL number:
MFCD00004789
Assay:
99%
Form:
solid
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Quality Level

100

assay

99%

form

solid

bp

195-200 °C/5 mmHg (lit.)

mp

34-37 °C (lit.)

solubility

alcohol: soluble(lit.), diethyl ether: soluble(lit.), glycerol: insoluble (practically)(lit.), oil: soluble(lit.), propylene glycol: insoluble (practically)(lit.), water: insoluble (practically)(lit.)

functional group

ester, phenyl

SMILES string

O=C(OCC1=CC=CC=C1)/C=C/C2=CC=CC=C2

InChI

1S/C16H14O2/c17-16(12-11-14-7-3-1-4-8-14)18-13-15-9-5-2-6-10-15/h1-12H,13H2/b12-11+

InChI key

NGHOLYJTSCBCGC-VAWYXSNFSA-N

General description

Benzyl cinnamate is widely used as a fragrance ingredient.

Application

Benzyl cinnamate has been employed as internal standard during the determination of compounds commonly added to personal care products such as UV filters and antimicrobial agents in environmental samples.

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GHS07,GHS09

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Warning

hcodes

H317,H410

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Skin Sens. 1B

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

356.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

180 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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SHBT7350
SHBS4734
SHBR0571
SHBP9750
SHBP3736

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S P Bhatia et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 45 Suppl 1, S40-S48 (2007-11-27)
A toxicologic and dermatologic review of benzyl cinnamate when used as a fragrance ingredient is presented.
Petra Cuderman et al.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 387(4), 1343-1350 (2006-12-01)
Although there is increasing concern about residues from personal care products entering the aquatic environment and their potential to accumulate to levels that pose a health threat to humans and wildlife, we still know little about the extent and magnitude
Jessica Pérez-Outeiral et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1526, 82-92 (2017-10-24)
This work presents the development and validation of a multivariate method for quantitation of 6 potentially allergenic substances (PAS) related to fragrances by ultrasound-assisted emulsification microextraction coupled with HPLC-DAD and PARAFAC2 in the presence of other 18 PAS. The objective
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SKUGTIN
234214-100G04061838784407