Definition of cinnamene. Meaning of cinnamene. Synonyms of cinnamene

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Definition of cinnamene

cinnamene
Styrolene Sty"ro*lene, n. (Chem.) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C8H8, obtained by the distillation of storax, by the decomposition of cinnamic acid, and by the condensation of acetylene, as a fragrant, aromatic, mobile liquid; -- called also phenyl ethylene, vinyl benzene, styrol, styrene, and cinnamene.
Cinnamene
Cinnamene Cin"na*mene, n. [From Cinnamic.] (Chem.) Styrene (which was formerly called cinnamene because obtained from cinnamic acid). See Styrene.

Meaning of cinnamene from wikipedia

- acid. They had found that cinnamic acid could be decarboxylated to form "cinnamene" (or "cinnamol"), which appeared to be styrene. In 1845, French chemist...
- name of styrene (styrol, vinylbenzene, phenylethene, ethenylbenzene, cinnamène), so named when it was produced by decarboxylating cinnamic acid in the...
- discovery of numerous aromatic compounds including ****ene, cymene and cinnamene (styrene). Cahours also did a great deal of research on salicylic acid...