Extracted by steam distillation of leaves
from Cinnamomum zeylanicum Nees. Light to dark
brown liquid; spicy cinnamon, clove odor, and taste.
Sol in fixed oils, propylene glycol, mineral oil; insol
in glycerin.
Cinnamon bark oil (Sri Lanka) is obtained by steam distillation of the dried
bark of the cinnamon tree. The oil is produced in Sri Lanka in a quantity of
～10 t/yr. It is a yellow liquid with the odor and burned, spicy taste of cinnamon.
The main constituent is cinnamaldehyde.
d2525 1.010–1.030; n20D 1.5730–1.5910; α20D ?2 ° to 0 °; aldehyde content (calculated
as cinnamaldehyde): 55–78%; solubility: 1 vol in at least 3 vol of 70% ethanol.
The oil is used predominantly in flavor compositions.
Cinnamon Bark Oil is used in contributions to chemistry of lignification.
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Lauraceae.
Moderately toxic by ingestion. Low toxicity by skin contact.
Moderately toxic by
ingestion. Low toxicity by skin contact.
Mutation data reported. When heated to
decomposition it emits acrid smoke and
irritating fumes.
