Database/Perfuming/Allyl Octanoate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Allyl Octanoate natural?

Mostly. Coconut-derived octanoic acid is natural; the allyl alcohol portion is made from petrochemical propylene.

INCI nameAllyl Octanoate
CAS4230-97-1
FormulaC11H20O2 · 184.27 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockEsterification of coconut/palm-kernel octanoic acid with petrochemical allyl…

How we scored it

Octanoic acid 144 (natural) − water 18 = 126, + allyl alcohol 58 (petrochemical) = 184. 126/184 ≈ 0.68.
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

Esterification of coconut/palm-kernel octanoic acid with petrochemical allyl alcohol. Used as a fruity, pineapple-type fragrance note.

In plain English

A fruity, pineapple-like fragrance ingredient made from coconut-derived fatty acid joined to a petroleum-based alcohol. Mostly plant-derived by weight.

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Structure

2D structure of Allyl Octanoate

prop-2-enyl octanoate

PubChem CID 20219 ↗

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 Octanoate. PubChem CID 20219. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ALLYL OCTANOATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ALLYL OCTANOATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALLYL%20OCTANOATE