Database/Perfuming/Hydratropic Aldehyde
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Hydratropic Aldehyde natural?

No. An aromatic fragrance aldehyde manufactured from petrochemical styrene; natural occurrence is only a trace component, not a commercial source.

INCI nameHydratropic Aldehyde
CAS93-53-8
FormulaC9H10O · 134.17 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockManufactured by hydroformylation or related synthesis from petrochemical…

How we scored it

C9H10O, 2-phenylpropanal; commercially synthesised from petrochemical styrene/ethylbenzene, not isolated from essential oils at commercial scale.
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 by hydroformylation or related synthesis from petrochemical styrene/ethylbenzene. No commercially significant natural-extraction route exists for this fragrance aldehyde.

In plain English

A synthetic fragrance ingredient with a floral-green scent, usually made from petrochemical styrene. Found only in trace amounts in nature.

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Structure

2D structure of Hydratropic Aldehyde

2-phenylpropanal

PubChem CID 7146 ↗

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. 2Hydratropic Aldehyde. PubChem CID 7146. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3HYDRATROPIC ALDEHYDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4HYDRATROPIC ALDEHYDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HYDRATROPIC%20ALDEHYDE