Ethyl cinnamate
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| Ethyl cinnamate | |
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| Chemical name | Ethyl cinnamate |
| Chemical formula | C11H12O2 |
| Molecular mass | 176.21 g/mol |
| CAS number | [103-36-6] |
| Density | 1.046 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 6.5-8 °C |
| Boiling point | 271 °C |
| SMILES | O=C(OCC)/C=C/c1ccccc1 |
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Ethyl cinnamate is the ester of cinnamic acid and ethyl alcohol. It is present in the essential oil of cinnamon; pure ethyl cinnamate has a "fruity and balsamic odor, reminiscent of cinnamon with an amber note" (Merck Index).
The p-methoxy substitute is reported to be a monoamine oxidase inhibitor <ref name="Monoamine-oxidase-Noro">Noro T, Miyase T, Kuroyanagi M, Ueno A, Fukushima S. (1983). "Monoamine oxidase inhibitor from the rhizomes of Kaempferia galanga L.". Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 31 (8): 2708–11. PMID 6652816.</ref>.
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- Budavari, Susan (Ed.) The Merck Index, 13 Ed. Merck & Co., Inc, Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA, 2001.
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