Definition of Cinnamic. Meaning of Cinnamic. Synonyms of Cinnamic

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Definition of Cinnamic

Cinnamic
Cinnamic Cin*nam"ic, a. [From Cinnamon.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, cinnamon. Cinnamic acid (Chem.), a white, crystalline, odorless substance. C6H5.C2H2C2H2.CO2H, formerly obtained from storax and oil of cinnamon, now made from certain benzene derivatives in large quantities, and used for the artificial production of indigo.

Meaning of Cinnamic from wikipedia

- Cinnamic acid is an organic compound with the formula C6H5-CH=CH-COOH. It is a white crystalline compound that is slightly soluble in water, and freely...
- biosynthesized from phenylalanine. Deamination of L-phenylalanine into cinnamic acid is catalyzed by phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL). PAL catalyzes this...
- distinctive odor described as "sweet, balsam, hyacinth, ****y, green, powdery, cinnamic" and is used in perfumery and as a deodorant. Cinnamyl alcohol is the starting...
- developed by English chemist William Henry Perkin in 1868 that is used to make cinnamic acids. It gives an α,β-unsaturated aromatic acid or α-substituted β-aryl...
- Both use cinnamic acid as their starting point, which is derived from the amino acid phenylalanine. Plant biosynthesis starting with cinnamic acid is rare...
- phenylpropanoids having a C6–C3 skeleton. These compounds are hydroxy derivatives of cinnamic acid. In the category of phytochemicals that can be found in food, there...
- 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...
- substituent. One supplier reported that its hexyl cinnamaldehyde (or "hexyl cinnamic aldehyde") contained at least 90% trans isomer. Hexyl cinnamaldehyde is...
- catechin, and phenylpropanoids. The coumaroyl component is produced from cinnamic acid. Phenylpropanoids are found throughout the plant kingdom, where they...
- solid material (i.e. by autoxidation). Balsams often contain benzoic or cinnamic acid or their esters. Plant resins are sometimes classified according to...