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Interpretation:
The
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Cinnamaldehyde is an organic compound. It occurs naturally as predominantly the trans isomer hence giving the cinnamon flavour. It is pale yellow in colour and this viscous liquid occurs in the barks of cinnamon trees.
Answer to Problem 14.43UTC
Solution:
Cinnamaldehyde compound contains an
Explanation of Solution
The structural formula for cinnamaldehyde is
The above-mentioned compound has a carbon-oxygen double bond. Therefore, it is a carbonyl compound.
A carbonyl carbon is attached to a hydrogen atom. Therefore, the cinnamaldehyde compound contains an aldehyde group.
We found that, cinnamaldehyde compound contains an aldehyde group.
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