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Hydrocinnamaldehyde

Hydrocinnamaldehyde is the organic compound with the formula C6H5CH2CH2CHO. It is produced by the hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde. The compound is used in many mechanistic studies. It is a common substrate in organic synthesis.

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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-Phenylpropanal
Other names
3-Phenylpropional; 3-Phenylpropionaldehyde; β-Phenylpropionaldehyde
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.002.920
EC Number
  • 203-211-8
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C9H10O/c10-8-4-7-9-5-2-1-3-6-9/h1-3,5-6,8H,4,7H2
    Key: YGCZTXZTJXYWCO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCC=O
Properties
C9H10O
Molar mass 134.178 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 1.018 g/cm3
Melting point −42 °C (−44 °F; 231 K)
Boiling point 224 °C (435 °F; 497 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319
P264, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Hydrocinnamaldehyde is the organic compound with the formula C6H5CH2CH2CHO. It is produced by the hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde. The compound is used in many mechanistic studies.1 It is a common substrate in organic synthesis.23

It is used in flavours and fragrances for its "fresh, cortex, green, leafy, foliage, balsamic, storax, aldehydic, floral, melon" aroma.4

References

References

  1. Enache, Dan I.; Edwards, Jennifer K.; Landon, Philip; Solsona-Espriu, Benjamin; Carley, Albert F.; Herzing, Andrew A.; Watanabe, Masashi; Kiely, Christopher J.; Knight, David W.; Hutchings, Graham J. (2006). "Solvent-Free Oxidation of Primary Alcohols to Aldehydes Using Au-Pd/TiO2 Catalysts". Science. 311 (5759): 362–365. Bibcode:2006Sci...311..362E. doi:10.1126/science.1120560. PMID 16424335. S2CID 92890.
  2. Sasai, Hiroaki; Watanabe, Shizue; Suzuki, Takeyuki; Shibasaki, Masakatsu (2002). "Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Nitroaldols Using a Lanthanum-Lithium-Binol Complex: (2S,3S)-2-Nitro-5-Phenyl-1,3-Pentanediol". Organic Syntheses. 78: 14. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.078.0014.
  3. Abbott, Jason; Allais, Christophe; Roush, William R. (2015). "Enantioselective Reductive Syn-Aldol Reactions of 4-Acryloylmorpholine: Preparation of (2R, 3S)-3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-1-morpholino-5-phenylpentan-1-one". Organic Syntheses. 92: 38–57. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.092.0038.
  4. "3-phenyl propionaldehyde". Scents and Flavors. Scents and Flavors. Retrieved 3 April 2026.