Database/Fragrance/Acetophenone
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Acetophenone natural?

No. Whole molecule derives from benzene and propylene feedstocks via the industrial cumene-to-phenol process, a petrochemical route.

INCI nameAcetophenone
CAS98-86-2
FormulaC8H8O · 120.15 Da
FunctionFragrance · Perfuming
FeedstockCommercial acetophenone is mainly a co-product of phenol…

How we scored it

C8H8O = phenyl ring + acetyl group, both from the petrochemical cumene/phenol process → 0/120.15 = 0.0.
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

Commercial acetophenone is mainly a co-product of phenol manufacture from petroleum-derived cumene, or from ethylbenzene oxidation. Trace natural occurrence in some fruits is not a commercial extraction source.

In plain English

A fragrance ingredient with a sweet, almond-like scent used to perfume cosmetic products. It is manufactured industrially, typically as a co-product of making phenol from petroleum-derived feedstocks.

CosIng definition: Acetophenone is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:

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Structure

2D structure of Acetophenone

1-phenylethanone

PubChem CID 7410 ↗

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. 2Acetophenone. PubChem CID 7410. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ACETOPHENONE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ACETOPHENONE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ACETOPHENONE