A chemical alcohol derived from cinnamic acid or cinnamon, used in perfumes and organic synthesis.
From cinnam- (cinnamon) + -ol (chemistry suffix for alcohols). Created in the 19th century as chemists began systematically reducing cinnamic compounds.
Cinnamol demonstrates the principle behind perfume chemistry—by tweaking the molecular structure of natural compounds slightly, chemists can create scents that are more stable and longer-lasting than nature's originals.
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