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(2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-enal

CAS 14371-10-9

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

104-55-2

(2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-enal chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

(2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-enal in plain language

What it is

Also known as Cinnamaldehyde · Cassia aldehyde · Zimtaldehyde · beta-PHENYLACROLEIN · Cinnamal · (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enal

Show all 35 names

.beta.-phenylacrolein · Abion ca · Cinnamic aldehyde · (2E)-3-Phenyl-2-propenal · (E)-3-PHENYL-2-PROPENAL · (E)-3-Phenylacrolein · (E)-3-Phenylprop-2-enone · (E)-3-Phenylpropenal · (E)-Cinnamaldehyde · 2-PROPENAL, 3-PHENYL- · 2-Propenal, 3-phenyl-, (2E)- · 3-Fenylpropenal · 3-PHENYL-2-PROPENAL · 3-PHENYLACRYLALDEHYDE · 3-Phenyl-2-propen-1-al · 3-Phenyl-2-propenaldehyde · 3-Phenylacrolein · 3-Phenylpropenal · Benzylideneacetaldehyde · Cinnamaldehyde, trans- · Cinnamyl aldehyde · Cinnamylaldehyde · Cinnemaldehyde · Phenylacrolein · XC-800 · beta-Phenylcrolein · trans-Cinnamaldehyde · Cinnamaldehyde (constituent of cinnamomum verum bark) · Trans-cinnamaldehyde (constituent of cinnamomum cassia bark)

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for (2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-enal yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. (2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-enal appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • GLOBALJECFAEvaluatedJECFA evaluation record.
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for (2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-enal yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-05-14

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • WHO JECFA Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed (2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-enal in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

2

Named organisations

1

Laboratory supplies
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include (2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-enal; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside (2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-enal in the catalog.