Database/Perfuming/Benzyl Octanoate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Benzyl Octanoate natural?

Mostly. Ester of petrochemical benzyl alcohol and natural oleochemical octanoic (caprylic) acid.

INCI nameBenzyl Octanoate
CAS10276-85-4
FormulaC15H22O2 · 234.33 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockMade by esterifying benzyl alcohol (petrochemical, benzene-derived) with…

How we scored it

Benzyl alcohol fragment 107.13 Da (petrochemical) + octanoic acid fragment 127.20 Da (natural C8 fatty acid) = 234.33 Da. 127.20/234.33 = 0.54.
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

Made by esterifying benzyl alcohol (petrochemical, benzene-derived) with octanoic acid (natural, from coconut/palm kernel oil). No natural benzyl alcohol route is used commercially.

In plain English

A fragrance ingredient made by combining benzyl alcohol with a coconut-derived fatty acid. Part of it comes from petroleum chemistry, part from plant oil.

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Structure

2D structure of Benzyl Octanoate

benzyl octanoate

PubChem CID 82511 ↗

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 Octanoate. PubChem CID 82511. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3BENZYL OCTANOATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4BENZYL OCTANOATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BENZYL%20OCTANOATE