Cinnamic acid

Cinnamic acid
Skeletal formula of cinnamic acid
Ball-and-stick model of the cinnamic acid molecule
Names
IUPAC name
(E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoic acid
Other names
Cinnamic Acid
trans-Cinnamic Acid
Phenylacrylic acid
Cinnamylic acid
3-Phenylacrylic acid
(E)-Cinnamic acid
Benzenepropenoic acid
Isocinnamic acid
Identifiers
140-10-3 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:35697 YesY
ChEMBL ChEMBL27246 YesY
ChemSpider 392447 YesY
3203
Jmol 3D model Interactive image
KEGG C00423 YesY
PubChem 444539
Properties
C9H8O2
Molar mass 148.16 g·mol−1
Appearance White monoclinic crystals
Density 1.2475 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 133 °C (271 °F; 406 K)[1]
Boiling point 300 °C (572 °F; 573 K)[1]
500 mg/L[1]
Acidity (pKa) 4.44
Hazards
Irritant (Xi)
R-phrases R36
S-phrases S25
NFPA 704
Flammability code 1: Must be pre-heated before ignition can occur. Flash point over 93 °C (200 °F). E.g., canola oil Health code 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g., turpentine Reactivity code 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g., liquid nitrogen Special hazards (white): no codeNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
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1
0
Flash point > 100 °C (212 °F; 373 K)[1]
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

Cinnamic acid is an organic compound with the formula C6H5CHCHCO2H. It is a white crystalline compound that is slightly soluble in water, and freely soluble in many organic solvents.[2] 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.[3]

Occurrence and production

Natural occurrence

It is obtained from oil of cinnamon, or from balsams such as storax.[4] It is also found in shea butter. Cinnamic acid has a honey-like odor;[5] it and its more volatile ethyl ester (ethyl cinnamate) are flavor components in the essential oil of cinnamon, in which related cinnamaldehyde is the major constituent. Cinnamic acid is also part of the biosynthetic shikimate and phenylpropanoid pathways. Its biosynthesis is performed by action of the enzyme phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) on phenylalanine.

Production

The original synthesis of cinnamic acid involves the Perkin reaction, which entails the base-catalysed condensation of acetic anhydride and benzaldehyde. Rainer Ludwig Claisen (1851–1930) described the synthesis of cinnamate esters by the reaction of benzaldehyde and esters. The reaction is known as the Aldol condensation (with accompanying hydrolysis of the anhydride). It can also be prepared from cinnamaldehyde and benzal chloride.[3]

Uses

Cinnamic acid is used in flavors, synthetic indigo, and certain pharmaceuticals. A major use is in the manufacturing of the methyl, ethyl, and benzyl esters for the perfume industry.[4] Cinnamic acid is a precursor to the sweetener aspartame via enzyme-catalysed amination to phenylalanine.[3] Cinnamic acid can dimerize in non-polar solvents resulting in different linear free energy relationships[6] Cinnamic acid is also a kind of self-inhibitor produced by fungal spores to prevent germination.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Record in the GESTIS Substance Database of the IFA
  2. "Open Notebook Science Challenge: Solubilities of Organic Compounds in Organic Solvents". Nature Precedings. 2010. doi:10.1038/npre.2010.4243.3.
  3. 1 2 3 Dorothea Garbe "Cinnamic Acid" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2000, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a07_099
  4. 1 2 Budavari, Susan, ed. (1996), The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals (12th ed.), Merck, ISBN 0911910123
  5. Cinnamic acid, flavornet.org
  6. J-C Bradley et al., Determination of Abraham model solute descriptors for the monomeric and dimeric forms of trans-cinnamic acid using measured solubilities from the Open Notebook Science Challenge, Chemistry Central Journal 9:11 (2015)
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