Database/Perfuming/Linalyl Butyrate
Route-dependent · ISO 16128

Is Linalyl Butyrate natural?

It depends. Linalool and butyric acid both have natural and petrochemical sources. Same rulings as Linalool and Ethyl Butyrate.

INCI nameLinalyl Butyrate
CAS78-36-4
FormulaC14H24O2 · 224.34 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockLinalool (essential-oil isolate or synthetic) esterified with butyric…

Why the score varies

This ingredient is made commercially by more than one route, and ISO 16128 scores the feedstock actually used. Without a supplier certificate of origin the value cannot be claimed.

RouteFeedstockNOIShareNotes
natural linalyl and natural butyric acidlinalyl isolated from essential oils or balsams + butyric acid from fermentation or natural isolates1.00Every carbon natural.
natural linalyllinalyl of natural origin + butyric acid from petrochemical synthesis0.68Linalyl fragment C10H17O 153.2/224.3 = 0.68.
syntheticlinalyl and butyric acid both from petrochemical synthesis0.00No natural carbon.
Ask your supplier. A batch-specific certificate of origin or bio-based carbon test (ASTM D6866) settles which route applies.

How we scored it

Linalyl Butyrate C14H24O2 224.3 Da: linalyl fragment C10H17O 153.2 Da is natural only from an essential-oil, balsam or turpentine source; the butyric acid fragment 71.1 Da is natural only when the acid is a fermentation or natural isolate. Routes: natural linalyl and natural butyric acid 1.00, natural linalyl 0.68, synthetic 0.00. Headline shows the best route.
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

Linalool (essential-oil isolate or synthetic) esterified with butyric acid (fermentation or oxo).

In plain English

A fruity fragrance ingredient made by combining linalool, a scent compound also found in lavender, with butyric acid. It is usually produced synthetically, though a version using naturally-extracted linalool exists.

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Structure

2D structure of Linalyl Butyrate

3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-yl butanoate

PubChem CID 62321 ↗

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. 2Linalyl Butyrate. PubChem CID 62321. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3LINALYL BUTYRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4LINALYL BUTYRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LINALYL%20BUTYRATE