Database/Fragrance/Butylphenyl Methylpropional
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Butylphenyl Methylpropional natural?

No. A wholly synthetic aromatic fragrance aldehyde built from petrochemical benzene-derivative feedstocks.

INCI nameButylphenyl Methylpropional
CAS80-54-6
FormulaC14H20O · 204.31 Da
FunctionFragrance · Perfuming
FeedstockManufactured from petrochemical aromatic and olefin feedstocks (tert-butyltoluene-type…

How we scored it

Aromatic aldehyde built from petrochemical benzene/isobutylene derivatives via alkylation and hydroformylation; not isolated from an essential oil = 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

Manufactured from petrochemical aromatic and olefin feedstocks (tert-butyltoluene-type intermediates) via Friedel-Crafts alkylation and hydroformylation/aldol chemistry. Not found in or isolated from any essential oil.

In plain English

A synthetic floral fragrance ingredient with a lily-of-the-valley scent, built entirely from petrochemical aromatic building blocks rather than extracted from a plant. It adds fresh floral notes to scented products.

CosIng definition: Butylphenyl Methylpropional is the aromatic aldehyde that conforms to the formula:

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Structure

2D structure of Butylphenyl Methylpropional

3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-2-methylpropanal

PubChem CID 228987 ↗

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. 2Butylphenyl Methylpropional. PubChem CID 228987. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BUTYLPHENYL%20METHYLPROPIONAL