Cinnamaldehyde

Compound type:  organic (aromatic aldehyde)

Naturally occurring state:  liquid (described as yellowish, oily)

Molar mass:  132.16 g/mol

Melting point:  -7.5ºC

Boiling point:  246ºC

An aromatic compound (has an "aromatic ring" chemical structure based on that of benzene, C6H6); has a partially cyclic shape

Solubility:  soluble in...

• water (slightly)

• alcohol

• ether

• chloroform

Also known as...

• Cinnamic aldehyde

• 3-phenyl-2-propenal

• Cinnamyl aldehyde

• Phenylalacrolein

• Cinnamal

• Trans-cinnamaldehyde