Cinnamonitrile (isomer unspecified)

At a glance

Cinnamonitrile is a synthetic fragrance ingredient used to impart a sweet, powdery, and slightly spicy scent to perfumes It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

Category
โš—๏ธ Synthetic
Origin
synthetic production
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
CAS number
4360-47-8
Profile
sweet, powdery, spicy
IFRA status
Restricted, concentration limits under IFRA standards (listed as "Cinnamyl nitrile", CAS 4360-47-8)
โ— drafted ยท last checked 2026-08-26