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Cinnamic Aldehyde

RESTRICTION
CAS
104-55-2
EC
Material type
other
Canonical source
document derived
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
spicy
chemicals · No. 619

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 260.

BASEtenacity · highpower · strongG.R.A.S.FEMA 2286
warmspicybalsamicsweet
MW
132.16
BP
252°C
MP
-7°C
Sp.Gr.
1.11
Refractive n
Rotation
Appearance

Yellow liquid.

Solubility

Almost insoluble in water, almost insoluble in common hydrocarbon solvents, miscible with alcohol and most perfume and flavor oils.

Odor

Warm-spicy-balsamic odor, suggestive of Cassia-cinnamon. Good tenacity and lasting sweetness.

Flavor

Sweet and warm-spicy taste with little or no pungency at normal use level.

Uses in perfumery

Used in perfumery as a sweetener and powerful spicy ingredient in low-cost fragrances mainly for household products, in masking odors and in detergents and soaps where discoloration is not visible. Trace amounts are used as a warm-spicy and sweet note in floral-balsamic fragrance types, heavy florals and oriental fragrance types. It introduces interesting notes when used discretely in Rose, Hyacinth or in woody fragrances, etc.

Uses in flavor

Extensively used in flavor compositions. Part of the classic 'Sen-Sen' flavor, it has later entered mouth-wash, dentifrice and candy flavors in the shape of many different flavor types; Spice, Cinnamon, Cola, Mint, etc. and it forms a minor component of many Apple, Cherry, Cream Soda, Liquor, Nut, Pecan, Vanilla, etc. for soft drinks, candy, chewing gum, etc.

Production

Produced by condensation of Benzaldehyde with Acetaldehyde (alkali condens.).

Document-derived

IFRA restrictions

CategoryKindMax %NotesSource
Category 1Max %0.045%
DOC
Category 2Max %0.014%
DOC
Category 3Max %0.021%
DOC
Category 4Max %0.25%
DOC
Category 5AMax %0.064%
DOC
Category 5BMax %0.042%
DOC
Category 5CMax %0.064%
DOC
Category 5DMax %0.014%
DOC
Category 6Max %0.15%
DOC
Category 7AMax %0.17%
DOC
Category 7BMax %0.17%
DOC
Category 8Max %0.014%
DOC
Category 9Max %0.49%
DOC
Category 10AMax %0.49%
DOC
Category 10BMax %1.8%
DOC
Category 11AMax %0.014%
DOC
Category 11BMax %0.014%
DOC
Category 12No restrictionNo Restriction
DOC

Compliance-support only. Values resolved from the current IFRA corpus; each row cites the document excerpt it came from. Not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor.

IFRA Annex I

Found naturally in

Natural complex substances (NCSs) in which this material typically occurs.

NCSBotanicalTypical %
Cinnamon bark oil, LaosCinnamomum loureiroi Nees95%
Cassia bark extractCinnamomum cassia Blume44%
Cinnamon bark extractCinnamomum zeylanicum Blume38%
Tolu, balsam, extractMyroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms.0.5%
Hyacinth AbsoluteHyacinthus orientalis L.0.3%
Styrax OilLiquidambar styraciflua L.0.05%
Identity
Aliases · 11
104-55-2Cinnamic aldehyde3-Phenylpropenal3-Phenyl-2-propen-1-a3-Phenyl-2-propenaCassia aldehydeCinnamalCinnamaldehydegamma-PhenylacroleinPhenylacroleintrans-Cinnamaldehyde
Compliance note. Restriction data is sourced directly from IFRA publications and preserved with its document excerpt. Perfume Foundry is a compliance-support tool — not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor (CPSR / PIF).