Database/Perfuming/4-Tert-Butylcyclohexyl Acetate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is 4-Tert-Butylcyclohexyl Acetate natural?

No. The tert-butylcyclohexanol comes from phenol and isobutylene, and the acetyl group from petrochemical acetic anhydride, so no fragment is natural origin.

INCI name4-Tert-Butylcyclohexyl Acetate
CAS32210-23-4
FormulaC12H22O2 · 198.30 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockDominant route: hydrogenation of 4-tert-butylphenol to 4-tert-butylcyclohexanol, followed…

How we scored it

4-tert-Butylcyclohexyl-O C10H19O 155.3 from phenol plus isobutylene 0; acetyl C2H3O 43.0 from acetic anhydride 0; total C12H22O2 198.3; 0/198.3 = 0.00.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Dominant route: hydrogenation of 4-tert-butylphenol to 4-tert-butylcyclohexanol, followed by acetylation with acetic anhydride. No natural route is commercially significant.

In plain English

A fragrance ingredient with a woody, fruity-floral scent. It is made by hydrogenating 4-tert-butylphenol (from phenol and isobutylene) to the cyclohexanol and acetylating it, so all of it comes from petrochemical sources.

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Structure

2D structure of 4-Tert-Butylcyclohexyl Acetate

(4-tert-butylcyclohexyl) acetate

PubChem CID 36081 ↗

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 24-Tert-Butylcyclohexyl Acetate. PubChem CID 36081. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 34-TERT-BUTYLCYCLOHEXYL ACETATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 44-TERT-BUTYLCYCLOHEXYL ACETATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=4-TERT-BUTYLCYCLOHEXYL%20ACETATE