Cinnamyl alcohol is an important raw material and intermediate used in organic Synthesis, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and dyestuff. It is also used in perfumery and as well as a deodorant.
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Applications
Cinnamyl alcohol is an important raw material and intermediate used in organic Synthesis, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and dyestuff. It is also used in perfumery and as well as a deodorant.
Solubility
Soluble in water 1.8 g/L (20°C).
Notes
Store in cool place. Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Stable under recommended storage conditions. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
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RL Mansell.; GG Gross.; J Stöckigt.; H Franke.; MH Zenk. Purification and properties of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase from higher plants involved in lignin biosynthesis. Phytochemistry. 19747 (1), 519-520.
Protection of carboxylic acids as cinnamyl esters has been reported: J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 707 (1996). They can be cleaved under neutral conditions with Hg(II) or KSCN: Tetrahedron Lett., 2081 (1977).
Allylic alcohols react with primary or secondary amines in the presence of SnCl2 and a Pd(0) catalyst to give allylic amines regioselectively: Chem. Lett., 1121 (1995):