Database/Antioxidant/Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate natural?

No. Pentaerythritol comes from formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, and the hindered-phenol propionate arms from phenol, isobutylene and methyl acrylate, all petrochemical.

INCI namePentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
CAS6683-19-8
FormulaC73H108O12 · 1177.6 Da
FunctionAntioxidant
FeedstockMade by transesterifying methyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate (from 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol and…

How we scored it

C73H108O12 1178 Da: pentaerythritol core (formaldehyde + acetaldehyde) and four 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenylpropionate arms (phenol, isobutylene, acrylate) all petrochemical. 0/1178 = 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

Made by transesterifying methyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate (from 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol and methyl acrylate) with pentaerythritol. No bio-based route is commercially significant.

In plain English

A synthetic antioxidant (sold as Irganox 1010) that slows the oxidation of oils and other ingredients in a formula. It is built entirely from petrochemical starting materials.

CosIng definition: Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:

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Structure

2D structure of Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate

[3-[3-(3,5-ditert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyloxy]-2,2-bis[3-(3,5-ditert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyloxymethyl]propyl] 3-(3,5-ditert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoate

PubChem CID 64819 ↗

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. 2Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate. PubChem CID 64819. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PENTAERYTHRITYL%20TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL%20HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE