Database/Fragrance/Eugenyl Acetate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Eugenyl Acetate natural?

Mostly. Eugenol backbone comes from clove bud oil; the acetyl cap is installed with petrochemical acetic anhydride.

INCI nameEugenyl Acetate
CAS93-28-7
FormulaC12H14O3 · 206.24 Da
FunctionFragrance
FeedstockEugenyl acetate is made by acetylating eugenol isolated…

How we scored it

Eugenol C10H12O2 164.20 Da (natural, clove oil) + acetyl cap C2H2O 42.04 Da (petrochemical, acetic anhydride) -> 164.20/206.24 = 0.80.
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

Eugenyl acetate is made by acetylating eugenol isolated by distillation from clove bud oil (Syzygium aromaticum), the dominant commercial route. The acetylating agent, acetic anhydride, is petrochemical.

In plain English

A clove-scented fragrance ingredient used to perfume cosmetics. Made by treating natural clove oil's eugenol with a lab-made acetylating chemical, so it's mostly plant-derived with one small synthetic addition.

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Structure

2D structure of Eugenyl Acetate

(2-methoxy-4-prop-2-enylphenyl) acetate

PubChem CID 7136 ↗

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. 2Eugenyl Acetate. PubChem CID 7136. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3EUGENYL ACETATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4EUGENYL ACETATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EUGENYL%20ACETATE