Database/Fragrance/Bornyl Acetate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Bornyl Acetate natural?

Mostly. The bornyl group traces to pine-derived turpentine terpenes; the acetate cap comes from petrochemical acetic anhydride.

INCI nameBornyl Acetate
CAS76-49-3
FormulaC12H20O2 · 196.29 Da
FunctionFragrance
FeedstockMade by acetylating borneol, which is produced from…

How we scored it

Borneol (pine-terpene derived, C10H17O = 153.2 Da, natural) + acetyl cap (petrochemical, C2H3O = 43.0 Da): 153.2/196.3 = 0.78.
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 acetylating borneol, which is produced from camphene derived from pine-tree turpentine (alpha-pinene); this is the dominant commercial route with no significant petrochemical alternative. Acetylation itself uses petrochemical acetic anhydride, which remains as the acetate cap.

In plain English

A fragrance ingredient with a pine, woody scent, made by combining a pine-tree-derived alcohol (borneol) with an acetyl group. Used in perfumery for its fresh, camphoraceous note.

CosIng definition: Bornyl Acetate is the organic compound.

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Structure

2D structure of Bornyl Acetate

[(1S,2R,4S)-1,7,7-trimethyl-2-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptanyl] acetate

PubChem CID 93009 ↗

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. 2Bornyl Acetate. PubChem CID 93009. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3BORNYL ACETATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4BORNYL ACETATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BORNYL%20ACETATE