Database/Fragrance/Methyl Benzodioxepinone
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Methyl Benzodioxepinone natural?

No. The catechol ring and the three-carbon dioxepinone bridge are built from petrochemical toluene or cresol derivatives and acrylate-type halo-esters.

INCI nameMethyl Benzodioxepinone
CAS28940-11-6
FormulaC10H10O3 · 178.18 Da
FunctionFragrance · Perfuming
FeedstockSynthesised from 4-methylcatechol and a halogenated propionate or…

How we scored it

C10H10O3 178.2: methylcatechol aromatic ring (petrochemical toluene/cresol) plus a C3 ketone-ether bridge from halopropionate chemistry. Natural mass 0 / 178.2 = 0.00.
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

Synthesised from 4-methylcatechol and a halogenated propionate or acetate ester, followed by ring closure and decarboxylation. No natural-origin route is commercially used.

In plain English

A synthetic fragrance molecule (known as Calone) with a fresh, marine, watermelon-like scent. It is made in the laboratory from petrochemical aromatic compounds.

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Structure

2D structure of Methyl Benzodioxepinone

7-methyl-1,5-benzodioxepin-3-one

PubChem CID 120101 ↗

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. 2Methyl Benzodioxepinone. PubChem CID 120101. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3METHYL BENZODIOXEPINONE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4METHYL BENZODIOXEPINONE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=METHYL%20BENZODIOXEPINONE