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

Is Allyl Cyclohexylpropionate natural?

No. Both the allyl alcohol and the cyclohexylpropionic acid are synthesised from petrochemical feedstocks; there is no essential-oil source for this fantasy fragrance material.

INCI nameAllyl Cyclohexylpropionate
CAS2705-87-5
FormulaC12H20O2 · 196.29 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockAllyl cyclohexylpropionate is a synthetic fantasy fragrance chemical…

How we scored it

Allyl alcohol from petrochemical propylene esterified with cyclohexylpropionic acid made from benzene/acrylate chemistry. 0/196 = 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

Allyl cyclohexylpropionate is a synthetic fantasy fragrance chemical with no natural essential-oil source. Both the allyl alcohol and cyclohexylpropionic acid portions are manufactured from petrochemical benzene and propylene derivatives.

In plain English

A fruity, pineapple-like fragrance ingredient. It is a synthetic fantasy aroma chemical with no natural essential-oil source; both the alcohol and acid used to build it come from petrochemical feedstocks.

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Structure

2D structure of Allyl Cyclohexylpropionate

prop-2-enyl 3-cyclohexylpropanoate

PubChem CID 17617 ↗

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 Cyclohexylpropionate. PubChem CID 17617. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ALLYL CYCLOHEXYLPROPIONATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ALLYL CYCLOHEXYLPROPIONATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALLYL%20CYCLOHEXYLPROPIONATE