Database/Fragrance/Diphenyl Ether
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Diphenyl Ether natural?

No. Built entirely from benzene- and phenol-derived aromatic rings; no natural fragment present.

INCI nameDiphenyl Ether
CAS101-84-8
FormulaC12H10O · 170.21 Da
FunctionFragrance
FeedstockManufactured petrochemically, typically via condensation of phenol and…

How we scored it

Phenoxybenzene: two benzene rings joined by ether O, wholly aromatic/petrochemical; 0/170 = 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 petrochemically, typically via condensation of phenol and bromobenzene or similar aromatic feedstocks. Not isolated from essential oils in commercial practice.

In plain English

A synthetic aromatic compound used as a fragrance ingredient. It is manufactured from petroleum-derived building blocks (benzene and phenol chemistry), not extracted from plants.

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Structure

2D structure of Diphenyl Ether

phenoxybenzene

PubChem CID 7583 ↗

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. 2Diphenyl Ether. PubChem CID 7583. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DIPHENYL ETHER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DIPHENYL ETHER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIPHENYL%20ETHER