Chemical Properties
Colorless oily liquid. B.P. 338° C. Solidifies in the cold, melts at –7° C. Has some tendency to polymerize, the liquid
becoming very viscous, hazy, and almost
odorless. Oily-herbaceous, sweet odor with some resemblance to Opopanax and Heracleum
fruits (“Bear's claw” fruits).
Uses
DECYL CINNAMATE could find some use in perfumery, particularly in Oriental compositions, where it would
be a pleasant modifier to the sweet woods,
balsams and mild spices.
Preparation
By azeotropic esterification of Decyl
alcohol with Cinnamic acid, using a catalyst
starter.
