CINNAMON

CINNAMON OIL
Chemical formula: C19H22O2

Cinnamon Oil is the oils extracted from the leaves or bark of Cinnamomum verum. Cinnamon bark oil is used as a flavoring, in parfumary, and in medicinal preparations. Cinnamon leaf oil has similar uses but is often used for its industrial applications.

Cinnamon bark oil contains as its major component cinnamaldehyde (usually 60-75%); other constituents include eugenol, eugenol acetate, cinnamyl acetate, cinnamyl alcohol, methyl eugenol, benzaldehyde, cuminaldehyde, benzyl benzoate, linalool, monoterpene hydrocarbons (e.g., pinene, phellandrene, and cymene), carophyllene, safrole ... 

Cinnamon leaf oil contains high concentrations of eugenol (Ceylon type 80-88%; Seychelles type 87-96%); it also contains many of the major constituents present in cinnamon bark oil (e.g., cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl acetate, eugenol acetate, and benzaldehyde) as well as other minor compounds, including humulene, isocaryophyllene, alpha-ylangene, coniferaldehyde, methyl cinnamate, and ethyl cinnamate. 

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Constituents of cinnamon oil: 

cinnamealdehyde

eugenol

eugenol acetate

cinnamon acetate

cinnamon alcohol

methyl eugenol

benzaldehyde

cuminaldehyde

benzyl benzoate

linalool

safrole

monoterpene hydrocarbons: pinene, phellandrene, cymene

carophyllene

humulene

isocaryophyllene

alpha-ylangene, coniferaldehyde

methyl cinnamate

ethyl cinnamate

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cinnamealdehyde

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eugenol

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eugenol acetate

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cinnamon acetate

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cinnamon alcohol

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methyl eugenol

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benzaldehyde

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cuminaldehyde

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benzyl benzoate

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linalool

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safrole

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monoterpene hydrocarbons: pinene, phellandrene, cymene

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carophyllene

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humulene

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isocaryophyllene

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alpha-ylangene, coniferaldehyde

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methyl cinnamate

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ethyl cinnamate

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