Database/Deodorant/Tricyclodecenyl Propionate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Tricyclodecenyl Propionate natural?

No. The tricyclodecenyl ring has no natural essential-oil source; it is synthesised entirely from petrochemical dicyclopentadiene.

INCI nameTricyclodecenyl Propionate
CAS17511-60-3
FormulaC13H18O2 · 206.28 Da
FunctionDeodorant · Fragrance
FeedstockTricyclodecenyl propionate is manufactured from dicyclopentadiene, a petrochemical…

How we scored it

Fully synthetic tricyclic ring system built from petrochemical dicyclopentadiene via Diels-Alder chemistry, then esterified with propionic acid; no natural feedstock contributes any atom.
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

Tricyclodecenyl propionate is manufactured from dicyclopentadiene, a petrochemical cracker byproduct, through ring hydration/esterification chemistry. No natural isolation route exists commercially for this synthetic woody-musk fragrance material.

In plain English

A synthetic fragrance ingredient with a woody, musky scent, also used as a deodorant ingredient. It's built entirely in a lab from a petroleum-refining byproduct; it has no natural plant source.

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Structure

2D structure of Tricyclodecenyl Propionate

8-tricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]dec-3-enyl propanoate

PubChem CID 86579 ↗

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. 2Tricyclodecenyl Propionate. PubChem CID 86579. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3TRICYCLODECENYL PROPIONATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4TRICYCLODECENYL PROPIONATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRICYCLODECENYL%20PROPIONATE