Cinnamyl acetate is an acetate ester resulting from the formal condensation of cinnamyl alcohol with acetic acid.
Definition
Cinnamyl acetate is an acetate ester resulting from the formal condensation of cinnamyl alcohol with acetic acid. Found in cinnamon leaf oil. It has a role as an insecticide, a metabolite and a fragrance. It is functionally related to a cinnamyl alcohol.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII LFJ36XSV8K · registered name CINNAMYL ACETATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Cinnamal, Cinnamyl Acetate, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Amyl Cinnamal and Amylcinnamyl Alcohol (defer to RIFM review)
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 103-54-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-121-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2044765
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0024765
- IUPAC
- 3-Phenylprop-2-en-1-yl acetate
- Molecular formula
- C11H12O2
- Molecular weight
- 176.215 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · Colorless liquid, [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
- Boiling point
- 262-265 °C
- Solubility
- insoluble in water, soluble in oils · miscible (in ethanol)
- Density
- 1.047-1.054
- Melting/freezing point
- -3.7 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 114 ℃(1mmHg)
- Flash point
- 130 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 21 ㎪ (25°C)
- Water solubility
- 313 ㎎/ℓ (20℃)
- Relative density
- 1.0567 (20 °C)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2.7
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 425 ℃
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 39 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance36
- Flavouring and nutrient3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Artificial antibody-antigen-mediated lipase immobilization via a simplified affinity recognition strategy for biocatalytic flavor ester synthesis through transesterification. · 2026
- Ultrasound-assisted enzymatic synthesis of cinnamyl acetate by immobilized lipase on ordered mesoporous silicon with CFD simulation and molecular docking analysis. · 2024
- Chemical fingerprinting and multicomponent quantitative analysis for quality control of Cinnamomum tamala collected from Western Himalaya by HPLC-DAD · 2024
- Anti-Alzheimer, anti-diabetic, skin-whitening, and antioxidant activities of the essential oil of Cinnamomum zeylanicum · 2020
- A New Natural Antioxidant Biomaterial from Cinnamomum osmophloeum Kanehira Leaves Represses Melanogenesis and Protects against DNA Damage · 2019
Linked databases 17
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
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