Database/Fragrance/Benzophenone
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Benzophenone natural?

No. Simple diaryl ketone manufactured from petrochemical benzene and benzoyl chloride or benzoic acid.

INCI nameBenzophenone
CAS119-61-9
FormulaC13H10O · 182.22 Da
FunctionFragrance · Light Stabilizer
FeedstockManufactured by Friedel-Crafts acylation of benzene, both derived…

How we scored it

Diphenylmethanone, a benzene/benzoic-acid Friedel-Crafts product; entirely petrochemical aromatic → 0/182 = 0.00
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

Manufactured by Friedel-Crafts acylation of benzene, both derived from petrochemical feedstocks. Used as a UV-filter and fragrance fixative; no natural production route.

In plain English

A synthetic aromatic compound used for its fragrance-fixing and light-stabilising properties. Manufactured from petrochemical benzene.

CosIng definition: Benzophenone is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:

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Structure

2D structure of Benzophenone

diphenylmethanone

PubChem CID 3102 ↗

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. 2Benzophenone. PubChem CID 3102. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3BENZOPHENONE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4BENZOPHENONE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BENZOPHENONE