Database/Perfuming/Allyl Heptanoate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Allyl Heptanoate natural?

Mostly. Heptanoic acid is a known natural co-product of castor oil cracking; allyl alcohol is a petrochemical propylene derivative.

INCI nameAllyl Heptanoate
CAS142-19-8
FormulaC10H18O2 · 170.25 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockHeptanoic acid is obtained from the pyrolysis of…

How we scored it

Heptanoyl C7H13O 113.2Da (natural, castor-oil pyrolysis co-product) + allyloxy C3H5O 57.1Da (petrochemical, propylene) = 170.25 → 113.2/170.25=0.66
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

Heptanoic acid is obtained from the pyrolysis of castor oil alongside undecylenic acid. Allyl alcohol is produced petrochemically from propylene.

In plain English

A fruity, pineapple-like fragrance ester. Combines heptanoic acid, a natural co-product of castor oil processing, with allyl alcohol, which is made from petroleum-derived propylene.

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Structure

2D structure of Allyl Heptanoate

prop-2-enyl heptanoate

PubChem CID 8878 ↗

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 Heptanoate. PubChem CID 8878. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ALLYL HEPTANOATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ALLYL HEPTANOATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALLYL%20HEPTANOATE