Database/Perfuming/Allyl Cyclohexyloxyacetate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Allyl Cyclohexyloxyacetate natural?

No. Cyclohexanol comes from petroleum benzene or phenol, the oxyacetate bridge from chloroacetic acid, and allyl alcohol from propylene; no natural fragment is present.

INCI nameAllyl Cyclohexyloxyacetate
CAS68901-15-5
FormulaC11H18O3 · 198.26 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockDominant route: cyclohexanol is etherified with chloroacetic acid…

How we scored it

Cyclohexyl C6H11 83 + oxyacetate C2H2O3 74 + allyl C3H5 41 = 198 Da; every fragment petrochemical, no mineral part; 0/198 = 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

Dominant route: cyclohexanol is etherified with chloroacetic acid and the acid esterified with allyl alcohol, all petrochemical feedstocks. No natural-origin route is commercially known.

In plain English

A fragrance ingredient with a fruity, pineapple-like, slightly green scent. It is made entirely in a chemical plant from petroleum-derived starting materials and is used in small amounts to scent products.

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Structure

2D structure of Allyl Cyclohexyloxyacetate

prop-2-enyl 2-cyclohexyloxyacetate

PubChem CID 111727 ↗

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. 2Allyl Cyclohexyloxyacetate. PubChem CID 111727. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ALLYL CYCLOHEXYLOXYACETATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ALLYL CYCLOHEXYLOXYACETATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALLYL%20CYCLOHEXYLOXYACETATE