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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

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Product Name

Benzyl cinnamate, 99%

InChI key

NGHOLYJTSCBCGC-VAWYXSNFSA-N

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+

SMILES string

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

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

Quality Level

100

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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.

General description

Benzyl cinnamate is widely used as a fragrance ingredient.

pictograms

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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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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.
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
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
Osamu Ohno et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 16(16), 7843-7852 (2008-08-02)
Hypertension is a lifestyle-related disease which often leads to serious conditions such as heart disease and cerebral hemorrhage. Angiotensin II (Ang II) plays an important role in regulating cardiovascular homeostasis. Consequently, antagonists that block the interaction of Ang II with
Sarvesh Kumar et al.
European journal of medicinal chemistry, 46(11), 5498-5511 (2011-10-01)
In the present study, we report the design and synthesis of novel analogs of cinnamates, thiocinnamates and thionocinnamates and evaluated the potencies of these analogs to inhibit TNF-α induced ICAM-1 expression on human endothelial cells. By using whole cell-ELISA, our
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