Cinnamyl alcohol

Cinnamyl alcohol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-en-1-ol
Other names
Cinnamyl alcohol
Cinnamic alcohol
Styryl carbinol
Phenylallyl alcohol
Styron
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.216.224
EC Number
  • 203-212-3
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C9H10O/c10-8-4-7-9-5-2-1-3-6-9/h1-7,10H,8H2/b7-4+ Y
    Key: OOCCDEMITAIZTP-QPJJXVBHSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C9H10O/c10-8-4-7-9-5-2-1-3-6-9/h1-7,10H,8H2/b7-4+
    Key: OOCCDEMITAIZTP-QPJJXVBHBG
  • c1ccc(cc1)/C=C/CO
Properties
C9H10O
Molar mass 134.178 g·mol−1
Density 1.0397 g/cm3 at 35 °C
Melting point 33 °C (91 °F; 306 K)
Boiling point 250 °C (482 °F; 523 K)
Slightly
Solubility soluble in ethanol, acetone, dichloromethane
−87.2·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Warning
H317
P261, P272, P280, P302+P352, P321, P333+P313, P363, P501
Flash point 126 °C (259 °F; 399 K)
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Related compounds
Related compounds
Cinnamic acid; Cinnamaldehyde
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Cinnamyl alcohol or styron is an organic compound that is found in esterified form in storax, Balsam of Peru, and cinnamon leaves. It forms a white crystalline solid when pure, or a yellow oil when even slightly impure. It can be produced by the hydrolysis of storax.

Cinnamyl alcohol occurs naturally only in small quantities, so its industrial demand is usually fulfilled by chemical synthesis starting from cinnamaldehyde.