Database/Perfuming/Isobornyl Formate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Isobornyl Formate natural?

Mostly. Isoborneol is made from pine-derived pinene/camphene with no petrochemical carbon added; the formate cap is petrochemical.

INCI nameIsobornyl Formate
CAS1200-67-5
FormulaC11H18O2 · 182.26 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockIsoborneol is produced from alpha-pinene (turpentine, a pine-industry…

How we scored it

Isobornyl fragment (153.2 Da) from pine-derived alpha-pinene/camphene retains all natural carbons (logic); formate fragment (29.0 Da) is petrochemical formic acid. 153.2/182.3=0.84.
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

Isoborneol is produced from alpha-pinene (turpentine, a pine-industry by-product) via acid-catalysed rearrangement, then esterified with petrochemical formic acid. No significant petrochemical camphene route is used commercially.

In plain English

A pine-scented fragrance ingredient. Its main structure comes from pine-tree turpentine; only the small formate portion is petrochemical.

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Structure

2D structure of Isobornyl Formate

[(1R,2R,4R)-1,7,7-trimethyl-2-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptanyl] formate

PubChem CID 23623868 ↗

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. 2Isobornyl Formate. PubChem CID 23623868. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ISOBORNYL FORMATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ISOBORNYL FORMATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ISOBORNYL%20FORMATE