General Description
Clear yellow liquid with an odor of cinnamon and a sweet taste.
Reactivity Profile
TRANS-CINNAMALDEHYDE(14371-10-9) is incompatible with strong oxidizing agents and strong bases. TRANS-CINNAMALDEHYDE(14371-10-9) can also react with sodium hydroxide.
Air & Water Reactions
May be sensitive to prolonged exposure to air and light. Insoluble in water.
Potential Exposure
Botanical fungicide and insecticide. Used as an antifungal agent, corn rootworm attractant, and dog and cat repellent. Can be used on soil casing for mushrooms, row crops, turf, and all food commodities. Not listed for use in EU countries.
Fire Hazard
This chemical is combustible.
First aid
If this chemical gets into the eyes, remove any contact lenses at once and irrigate immediately for at least 15 minutes, occasionally lifting upper and lower lids. Seek medical attention immediately. If this chemical contacts the skin, remove contaminated clothing and wash immediately with soap and water. Seek medical attention immediately. If this chemical has been inhaled, remove from exposure, begin rescue breathing (using universal precautions) if breathing has stopped, and CPR if heart action has stopped. Transfer promptly to a medical facility. When this chemical has been swallowed, get medical attention. Give large quantities of water and induce vomiting. Do not make an unconscious person vomit.
Shipping
UN1989 Aldehydes, n.o.s., Hazard Class: 3; Labels: 3-Flammable liquid
Incompatibilities
Aldehydes are frequently involved in selfcondensation or polymerization reactions. These reactions are exothermic; they are often catalyzed by acid. Aldehydes are readily oxidized to give carboxylic acids. Flammable and/or toxic gases are generated by the combination of aldehydes with azo, diazo compounds, dithiocarbamates, nitrides, and strong reducing agents. Aldehydes can react with air to give first peroxo acids, and ultimately carboxylic acids. These autoxidation reactions are activated by light, catalyzed by salts of transition metals, and are autocatalytic (catalyzed by the products of the reaction). The addition of stabilizers (antioxidants) to shipments of aldehydes retards autoxidation. Incompatible with oxidizers (chlorates, nitrates, peroxides, permanganates, perchlorates, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, etc.); contact may cause fires or explosions. Keep away from alkaline materials, strong bases, strong acids, oxoacids, epoxides, ketones, azo dyes, caustics, boranes, hydrazines
Chemical Properties
CLEAR YELLOW LIQUID
Chemical Properties
Combustible, yellowish, oily liquid (thickens on exposure to air). Strong pungent, spicy, cinnamon odor.
Chemical Properties
trans-Cinnamaldehyde is the
main component of cassia oil (about 90%) and Sri Lanka cinnamon bark oil (about 75%). Smaller quantities are found in many other essential oils. In nature, the
trans-isomer is predominant.
trans-Cinnamaldehyde is a yellowish liquid with a characteristic spicy odor,
strongly reminiscent of cinnamon. Being an ??,??-unsaturated aldehyde, it
undergoes many reactions, of which hydrogenation to cinnamic alcohol, dihydrocinnamaldehyde,
and dihydrocinnamic alcohol is important. Cinnamic acid is
formed by autoxidation.
On an industrial scale, cinnamaldehyde is prepared almost exclusively by
alkaline condensation of benzaldehyde and acetaldehyde. Self-condensation of
acetaldehyde can be avoided by using an excess of benzaldehyde and by slowly
adding acetaldehyde.
Cinnamaldehyde is used in many compositions for creating spicy and oriental
notes (e.g., soap perfumes). It is the main component of artificial cinnamon oil. In
addition, it is an important intermediate in the synthesis of cinnamic alcohol and
dihydrocinnamic alcohol.
Waste Disposal
Incineration. In accordance with 40CFR165, follow recommendations for the disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers.
Uses
trans-Cinnamaldehyde is used in the flavor and perfume industry. It is also used in medicine. It reacts with glutathione to get an adduct 1'-(glutathion-S-yl)-dihydrocinnamaldehyde. It is used to prepare cinnamylidene-bisacetamide by reacting with acetamide. Further, it inhibits xanthine oxidase.
Definition
ChEBI: The E (trans) stereoisomer of cinnamaldehyde, the parent of the class of cinnamaldehydes.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Chemistry Letters, 12, p. 1207, 1983
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 93, p. 2080, 1971
DOI: 10.1021/ja00737a057Tetrahedron Letters, 18, p. 1215, 1977