Database/Allyl Propionate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Allyl Propionate natural?

No. Propionic acid's dominant commercial route is petrochemical oxidation; allyl alcohol is made from propylene.

INCI nameAllyl Propionate
CAS2408-20-0
FormulaC6H10O2 · 114.14 Da
FeedstockEsterification of petrochemical propionic acid with allyl alcohol.…

How we scored it

Propionic acid 74 (dominant route petrochemical) + allyl alcohol 58 (petrochemical) − water 18 = 114. Both fragments petrochemical.
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 petrochemical propionic acid with allyl alcohol. A minor fermentation route for propionic acid exists but does not dominate supply.

In plain English

A fruity fragrance ingredient made entirely from petroleum-derived chemicals.

Structure

2D structure of Allyl Propionate

prop-2-enyl propanoate

PubChem CID 61319 ↗

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 Propionate. PubChem CID 61319. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ALLYL PROPIONATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4Allyl propionate. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=Allyl%20propionate