Titrimetric determination of total aldehydes in cinnamon bark and leaf oils using chloramine-T reagent.

A titrimetric method for determining cinnamaldehyde has been developed; it is based on the quantitative reaction of the aldehyde with semicarbazide hydrochloride to form the semicarbazone. The semicarbazone is removed and the excess unreacted semicarbazide determined iodometrically using chloramine-T reagent. Two moles of chloramine-T are required per mole of the semicarbazide. The method has been used in the routine quality evaluation of cinnamon oils and the samples required are about 0.02 g for bark oils and 0.05 g for leaf oils.