Database/Perfuming/Benzyl Acetone
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Benzyl Acetone natural?

No. Both the benzaldehyde and the acetone building blocks are petrochemical, so no carbon is natural.

INCI nameBenzyl Acetone
CAS2550-26-7
FormulaC10H12O · 148.20 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockDominant route is aldol condensation of benzaldehyde (from…

How we scored it

C10H12O 148.2: phenyl ring from toluene-derived benzaldehyde, ketone chain from acetone, both petrochemical; 0/148.2 = 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

Dominant route is aldol condensation of benzaldehyde (from toluene) with acetone followed by hydrogenation. No natural-feedstock route is commercially significant.

In plain English

A fragrance ingredient with a sweet, floral-fruity, slightly jasmine-like note. It is a synthetic aroma chemical made from petrochemical building blocks.

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Structure

2D structure of Benzyl Acetone

4-phenylbutan-2-one

PubChem CID 17355 ↗

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. 2Benzyl Acetone. PubChem CID 17355. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3BENZYL ACETONE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4BENZYL ACETONE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BENZYL%20ACETONE