Database/Perfuming/Cyclohexyl Acetate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Cyclohexyl Acetate natural?

No. Bulk acetic acid is made petrochemically; cyclohexanol comes from petrochemical benzene hydrogenation.

INCI nameCyclohexyl Acetate
CAS622-45-7
FormulaC8H14O2 · 142.20 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockEsterification of petrochemical acetic acid with cyclohexanol. Used…

How we scored it

Acetic acid 60 (dominant industrial route petrochemical) + cyclohexanol 100 (petrochemical, from benzene) − water 18 = 142. Both fragments petrochemical.
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

Esterification of petrochemical acetic acid with cyclohexanol. Used as a fruity, solvent-type fragrance note.

In plain English

A fragrance ingredient made entirely from petroleum-derived chemicals: acetic acid and cyclohexanol.

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Structure

2D structure of Cyclohexyl Acetate

cyclohexyl acetate

PubChem CID 12146 ↗

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. 2Cyclohexyl Acetate. PubChem CID 12146. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3CYCLOHEXYL ACETATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4CYCLOHEXYL ACETATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CYCLOHEXYL%20ACETATE