Ethyl cinnamate

Ethyl cinnamate
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Ethyl (2E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate
	Other names Ethyl cinnamate
Identifiers
CAS Number	103-36-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL318196 ;
ChemSpider	553344 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.002.822
PubChem CID	637758;
UNII	C023P3M5JJ ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID601017688 DTXSID9022520, DTXSID601017688 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C11H12O2/c1-2-13-11(12)9-8-10-6-4-3-5-7-10/h3-9H,2H2,1H3/b9-8+ Key: KBEBGUQPQBELIU-CMDGGOBGSA-N ; InChI=1/C11H12O2/c1-2-13-11(12)9-8-10-6-4-3-5-7-10/h3-9H,2H2,1H3/b9-8+ Key: KBEBGUQPQBELIU-CMDGGOBGBD;
	SMILES CCOC(=O)/C=C/c1ccccc1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C11H12O2
Molar mass	176.21 g/mol
Density	1.046 g/cm3
Melting point	6.5 to 8 °C (43.7 to 46.4 °F; 279.6 to 281.1 K)
Boiling point	271 °C (520 °F; 544 K)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	-107.5·10−6 cm3/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Ethyl cinnamate is the ester of cinnamic acid and ethanol. It is present in the essential oil of cinnamon.^{[citation needed]} Pure ethyl cinnamate has a "fruity and balsamic odor, reminiscent of cinnamon with an amber note".^[1]

The p-methoxy derivative is reported to be a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.^[2] It can be synthesized by the esterification reaction involving ethanol and cinnamic acid in the presence of sulfuric acid.

^ Budavari, Susan (2001). "Merck Index 13th Ed". Merck & Co., Inc.
^ Noro T, Miyase T, Kuroyanagi M, Ueno A, Fukushima S (1983). "Monoamine oxidase inhibitor from the rhizomes of Kaempferia galanga L". Chem Pharm Bull. 31 (8): 2708–11. doi:10.1248/cpb.31.2708. PMID 6652816.

[Merck-Index-1] Budavari, Susan (2001). "Merck Index 13th Ed". Merck & Co., Inc.

[Monoamine-oxidase-Noro-2] Noro T, Miyase T, Kuroyanagi M, Ueno A, Fukushima S (1983). "Monoamine oxidase inhibitor from the rhizomes of Kaempferia galanga L". Chem Pharm Bull. 31 (8): 2708–11. doi:10.1248/cpb.31.2708. PMID 6652816.

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