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The steam-distilled oil of cinnamon ( Cinnamomum zeylanicum ) flowers was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. It consists of 23% hydrocarbons and 74% oxygenated compounds. A total of 26 compounds constituting ≈97% of the oil were characterized. ( E )-Cinnamyl acetate (41.98%), trans -α-bergamotene (7.97%), and caryophyllene oxide (7.2%) are found to be major compounds. This is the first report on the chemical composition of the flower oil of Cinnamomum zeylanicum .
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