Database/Fragrance/Amyl Acetate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Amyl Acetate natural?

No. Bulk cosmetic/solvent-grade amyl acetate is made from petrochemical amyl alcohol and petrochemical acetic acid; the natural fusel-oil route is a minor niche supply.

INCI nameAmyl Acetate
CAS628-63-7
FunctionFragrance · Solvent
FeedstockAmyl acetate is mainly manufactured by esterifying petrochemical…

How we scored it

Commodity solvent-grade material dominated by petrochemical oxo-process amyl alcohol esterified with petrochemical (methanol-carbonylation) acetic acid. 0.0. A minor fusel-oil/fermentation route exists but is not dominant for cosmetic grade.
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

Amyl acetate is mainly manufactured by esterifying petrochemical amyl alcohol (oxo-process) with acetic acid made from methanol carbonylation. A smaller natural route uses fusel-oil amyl alcohol and fermentation acetic acid but is not the dominant cosmetic-grade supply.

In plain English

A fruity, banana-scented solvent and fragrance ingredient. Most commercial supply is made by combining lab-made alcohol with synthetic acetic acid, though a smaller natural, fermentation-derived version also exists.

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Structure

2D structure of Amyl Acetate

PubChem CID 12348 ↗

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. 2Amyl Acetate. PubChem CID 12348. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3AMYL ACETATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4AMYL ACETATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AMYL%20ACETATE