Cinnamic acid
| Names | |
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| Preferred IUPAC name (2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-enoic acid | |
| Systematic IUPAC name Cinnamic acid | |
| Other names trans-Cinnamic acid Phenylacrylic acid Cinnamylic acid 3-Phenylacrylic acid (E)-Cinnamic acid Benzenepropenoic acid Isocinnamic acid | |
| Identifiers | |
| 3D model (JSmol) | |
| 1905952 | |
| ChEBI | |
| ChEMBL | |
| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.908 | 
| EC Number | 
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| 3731 | |
| KEGG | |
| PubChem CID | |
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| Properties | |
| C9H8O2 | |
| Molar mass | 148.161 g·mol−1 | 
| Appearance | White monoclinic crystals | 
| Odor | Honey-like | 
| Density | 1.2475 g/cm3 | 
| Melting point | 133 °C (271 °F; 406 K) | 
| Boiling point | 300 °C (572 °F; 573 K) | 
| 500 mg/L | |
| Acidity (pKa) | 4.44 | 
| −7.836×10−5 cm3/mol | |
| Hazards | |
| GHS labelling: | |
| Warning | |
| H315, H319, H335 | |
| P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Flash point | > 100 °C (212 °F; 373 K) | 
| Related compounds | |
| Related compounds | Benzoic acid, Phenylacetic acid, Phenylpropanoic acid | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Cinnamic acid is an organic compound with the formula C6H5-CH=CH-COOH. It is a white crystalline compound that is slightly soluble in water, and freely soluble in many organic solvents. Classified as an unsaturated carboxylic acid, it occurs naturally in a number of plants. It exists as both a cis and a trans isomer, although the latter is more common. The cis-isomer is called allocinnamic acid.