Database/Perfuming/Fenchyl Acetate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Fenchyl Acetate natural?

Mostly. Fenchol is made from alpha-pinene, a natural pine-tree terpene feedstock; the acetyl cap is petrochemical by this site's convention.

INCI nameFenchyl Acetate
CAS13851-11-1
FormulaC12H20O2 · 196.29 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockThe feedstock is alpha-pinene from pine/turpentine oil, chemically…

How we scored it

Fenchyl-O- (pinene-derived terpene, natural, 153.2 Da) + acetyl (petrochemical cap, 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

The feedstock is alpha-pinene from pine/turpentine oil, chemically rearranged to fenchol and then acetylated with acetic anhydride. The acetyl cap is treated as petrochemical by this site's convention.

In plain English

A fragrance ingredient with a woody, camphor-like scent, made by combining a pine-derived terpene alcohol with acetic acid.

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Structure

2D structure of Fenchyl Acetate

(1,3,3-trimethyl-2-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptanyl) acetate

PubChem CID 107217 ↗

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. 2Fenchyl Acetate. PubChem CID 107217. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3FENCHYL ACETATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4FENCHYL ACETATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=FENCHYL%20ACETATE