Determination of Cinnamaldehyde in Cinnamon by SPME–GC–MS. An Instrumental Analysis Experiment

Abstract

Students analyze trans-cinnamaldehyde in commercial cinnamon using solid-phase microextraction and GC–MS with ethyl benzoate as the internal standard. Aside from the instrumentation, the experiment utilizes readily available low hazard materials and can be completed within one four-hour laboratory period.