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

Is Benzyl Tiglate natural?

No. Benzyl alcohol is a petrochemical aromatic; commercial tiglic acid is synthesised rather than isolated, so both ester fragments are petrochemical.

INCI nameBenzyl Tiglate
CAS37526-88-8
FormulaC12H14O2 · 190.24 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockMade by esterifying benzyl alcohol with tiglic acid,…

How we scored it

Benzyl alcohol (toluene-derived, petrochemical) + tiglic acid (commercially synthesised, petrochemical) − H2O; both fragments petrochemical → 0/190 = 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

Made by esterifying benzyl alcohol with tiglic acid, both produced synthetically from petrochemical precursors at commercial scale. Trace natural tiglate occurs in some oils but is not the commercial source.

In plain English

A synthetic fragrance ester with a fruity, berry-like note. Although related natural compounds exist in some plants, the commercial ingredient is made from petrochemical starting materials.

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Structure

2D structure of Benzyl Tiglate

benzyl (E)-2-methylbut-2-enoate

PubChem CID 250096 ↗

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 Tiglate. PubChem CID 250096. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3BENZYL TIGLATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4BENZYL TIGLATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BENZYL%20TIGLATE