Compounds

Phenylpropyl cinnamate

One of the heavy esters of storax that give it its long, leathery-sweet drydown.

· Atlas · Compounds

Phenylpropyl cinnamate
Roleester
FormulaC18H18O2
Molecular weight266.3 g/mol
IUPAC name3-phenylpropyl 3-phenylprop-2-enoate
XLogP4.9
PubChem CID61051
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Scent facets

  • Sweet, balsamic, faintly floral-spicy.

Found in

Also called

  • Hydrocinnamyl cinnamate
  • 3-phenylpropyl 3-phenylprop-2-enoate
  • 122-68-9
  • Phenylpropyl cinnamate
  • Hydrocinnamyl 3-phenylpropenoate
  • 3-Phenylpropyl beta-phenylacrylate

Data: PubChem, GBIF (retrieved 2026-09-09); descriptions by Benjuí.