Rectangular, prismic crystals.Soluble in alcohol, ether, benzene.
Cinnamyl cinnamate has a characteristic, faintly sweet, resinous odor.
Cinnamyl cinnamate is one of the most important constituents of storax: Liqidambar orientale, Liquidambar
styracifluum L. It is also found in white Peru and Honduras balsams.
From cinnamic aldehyde plus aluminium ethylate in ether or by any other suitable means. It must not contain any free cinnamic aldehyde.
ChEBI: Cinnamyl cinnamate is a cinnamate ester.
Aroma characteristics at 1%: mild, floral, balsamic, sweet, floral, jasmine and rose, with a cinnamon spicy
nuance.
Taste characteristics at 10 to 25 ppm: spicy, cinnamic balsamic, with a floral, yeasty note and a lingering
spicy aftertaste.
Cinnamyl cinnamate can be used as a flavoring agent and a fragrance ingredient.
It can be extracted from storax; synthetically, by prolonged reaction of aluminum ethylate with cinnamic aldehyde in
absolute ether.
