PRODUCTS

BUTYL CINNAMATE

Butyl Cinnamate is a fragrance, flavor and aroma chemical used in a variety of products.
Butyl Cinnamate is a colorless liquid with a sweet, balsamic odor.
Butyl Cinnamate is used in perfumes, cosmetics, soaps, detergents, and food products.
Butyl Cinnamate is also used as a flavoring agent in beverages, confectionery, and baked goods.
Butyl Cinnamate is also used in the production of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and other industrial products.
Butyl Cinnamate is produced by the reaction of cinnamic acid and butanol.
Butyl Cinnamate is a naturally occurring compound found in some plants, such as cinnamon and balsam.
Butyl Cinnamate is also produced synthetically.

CAS: 538-65-8
European Community (EC) Number: 208-699-6

IUPAC Name: butyl (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate

Molecular Formula: C13H16O2
Molecular Weight: 204.26 g/mol

Experimental Properties: Physical Description: Colourless, oily, somewhat viscous liquid, sweet, oily, balsamic, fruity odour
Solubility: slightly soluble to insoluble in water
Density: 1.008-1.014
Refractive Index: 1.539-1.545

Butyl cinnamate is a fragrance ingredient used in many fragrance compounds.
Butyl Cinnamate may be found in fragrances used in decorative cosmetics, fine fragrances, shampoos, toilet soaps and other toiletries as well as in non-cosmetic products such as household cleaners and detergents.
Butyl Cinnamates use worldwide is in the region of less than 0.1 metric tonnes per annum.

Butyl cinnamate belongs to the class of organic compounds known as cinnamic acid esters.
These are compound containing an ester derivative of cinnamic acid.
Butyl cinnamate is a sweet, balsam, and cocoa tasting compound.

Chemical Properties
Butyl cinnamate has a pleasant, balsamic, slightly cocoa-like odor.

Uses
Butyl Cinnamate is used in fragrances.

Definition
ChEBI: Butyl cinnamate is a cinnamate ester.

Production Methods
Butyl cinnamate is produced by the direct esterification of n-butanol with cinnamic acid under azeotropic conditions.

Substituents

- Cinnamic acid ester
- Styrene
- Fatty acid ester
- Monocyclic benzene moiety
- Benzenoid
- Fatty acyl
- Enoate ester
- Alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxylic ester
- Carboxylic acid ester
- Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
- Carboxylic acid derivative
- Hydrocarbon derivative
- Organic oxide
- Organooxygen compound
- Organic oxygen compound
- Carbonyl group
- Aromatic homomonocyclic compound

SYNONYMS:

BUTYL CINNAMATE
n-Butyl cinnamate
538-65-8
Eliminoxy
Butyl (E)-cinnamate
Cinnamic acid, butyl ester
(E)-butyl cinnamate
Cinnamic acid n-butyl ester
n-Butyl phenylacrylate
butyl (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate
Butyl 3-phenyl-2-propenoate
NSC 71966
Cinnamate de n-butyle
FEMA No. 2192
2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-, butyl ester
Butyl phenylacrylate
Cinnamic acid butyl ester
NSC-71966
52392-64-0
Butyl 3-phenylpropenoate
Butyl-beta-phenylacrylate
105581-25-7
NSC71966
05Q793M6Z5
Cinnamate de n-butyle [French]
EINECS 208-699-6
BRN 2328067
3-Phenyl-acrylic acid, butyl ester
AI3-02025
UNII-05Q793M6Z5
butyl (2E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate
(E)-3-Phenyl-acrylic acid butyl ester
(E)-n-butyl cinnamate
4-09-00-02008 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
SCHEMBL119510
BUTYL CINNAMATE [FHFI]
N-Butyl cinnamate, AldrichCPR
butyl (E)-3-(phenyl)acrylate
CHEMBL1911049
BUTYL CINNAMATE [USP-RS]
CHEBI:192913
AKOS015965719
AKOS040744567
AC-20788
BS-17544
CINNAMIC ACID N-BUTYL ESTER [MI]
CS-0090364
NS00012031
trans-3-phenyl-prop-2-enoic acid butyl ester
D82012
W-204586
Q27236133