Database/Perfuming/Amylcinnamyl Alcohol
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Amylcinnamyl Alcohol natural?

No. Made by chemical aldol condensation of two aromatic/aldehyde feedstocks and catalytic reduction; not isolated from a natural essential oil at scale.

INCI nameAmylcinnamyl Alcohol
CAS101-85-9
FormulaC14H20O · 204.31 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockProduced by condensing benzaldehyde with heptaldehyde and reducing…

How we scored it

Aldol condensation product of benzaldehyde and heptanal, then reduced; industrial routes are fully synthetic, not isolated from an essential oil. 0/204=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

Produced by condensing benzaldehyde with heptaldehyde and reducing the product. This synthetic route dominates commercial supply; no significant natural-extraction alternative exists.

In plain English

Amylcinnamyl Alcohol is a fragrance ingredient with a floral, jasmine-like scent used in perfumed products. It's produced by a chemical reaction between two smaller aroma chemicals rather than extracted from a plant.

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Structure

2D structure of Amylcinnamyl Alcohol

(2Z)-2-benzylideneheptan-1-ol

PubChem CID 6076971 ↗

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. 2Amylcinnamyl Alcohol. PubChem CID 6076971. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3AMYLCINNAMYL ALCOHOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4AMYLCINNAMYL ALCOHOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AMYLCINNAMYL%20ALCOHOL