Conclusion

Cinnamaldehyde is a yellow oily liquid with a cinnamon odor and sweet taste, and is the
major constituent of cinnamon oil, extracted from several species of Cinnamomum. In this
activity, cinnamon powder was used and cinnamaldehyde was isolated from it via steam
distillation.
The steam distillation was applied in the isolation of cinnamaldehyde from cinnamon
powder, and it was confirmed via chemical tests of the isolated aldehyde and the results was
compared in the chemical tests of the isolated cinnamaldehyde with other aldehydes and
ketones.
The objectives of the experiment were met after the performed activity. This is due to the
fact that the different kinds of tests was observed and by performing the procedures well. In the
oxidation reaction with Tollen’s Test (Silver Mirror Test), the aldehydes reduce the
diamminesilver (I) ion to mettalic silver because the solution is alkaline, the aldehyde itself is
oxidized to a salt of the corresponding carboxylic acid. The positive result is silver mirror/ black
precipitate. In the Chromic acid Test, Orange solution turns to green was the positive result
because of the aldehyde, and the aldehyde is oxidized to the corresponding carboxylic acid. In
the oxidation reaction with Potassium Permanganate, the positive result was a brown color that
means it is a redox reaction and the manganese dioxide is present. In the Milk Test, purple color
ring is the positive result which indicates that the milk is adulterated with the aldehydes. in the
Polymerization Reaction, a redox reaction in which two molecules of an aldehyde are reacted to
produce a primary alcohol and a carboxylic acid using a hydroxide base and the result is a white
or yellow precipitate with alcohol odor. While in the Addition Reaction, the positive result is a
white crystal precipitate. All the added products are useful for separating carbonyl compounds
from substances that do not react with sodium hydrogen sulfate.
In addition, the polarity of the carbonyl group notably affects the physical properties of
the melting point, boiling point, solubility, and dipole moment. Hydrocarbons, are essentially
nonpolar and thus have low melting point and boiling points. They are insoluble in water,
because water molecules are polar. In addition, in order to avoid some errors in performing this
activity, the procedures must be followed correctly to come up with a positive results and must
know the different properties of aldehydes.