Cinnamaldehyde - Applications

Cinnamaldehyde General Physical Safety SI units were used where possible. Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used. Disclaimer and references Cinnamic aldehyde or cinnamaldehyde (more precisely trans-cinnamaldehyde, the only naturally-occurring form) is the chemical compound that gives cinnamon its spice. Cinnamaldehyde occurs naturally in a the bark of cinnamon trees and other species of the g ...

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A yellow oily liquid more viscous than water, cinnamaldehyde smells strongly of cinnamon. Concentrated cinnamaldehyde is a skin irritant, and the chemical is toxic in large doses, but no agencies suspect the compound is a carcinogen or poses a long-term health hazard. Most cinnemaldehyde is excreted in urine as cinnamic acid, an oxidized form of cinnamaldehyde. An aromatic hydrocarbon and aldehyde, cinnamaldehyde has a mono-substituted benzene ring. A conjugated double bond (alkene) makes geometry of the compound planar. Cinnam ...

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