Database/Binding/Tridecyl Neopentanoate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Tridecyl Neopentanoate natural?

No. Both fragments are petrochemical: the C13 alcohol comes from the oxo process (odd-numbered chains do not occur in vegetable oils) and neopentanoic acid from isobutene carbonylation.

INCI nameTridecyl Neopentanoate
CAS106436-39-9
FormulaC18H36O2 · 284.5 Da
FunctionBinding · Emollient
FeedstockOxo-process tridecanol esterified with neopentanoic (pivalic) acid.

How we scored it

Tridecyl fragment C13H27O 199 Da from oxo-process tridecanol (odd carbon number, not oleochemical) + neopentanoyl C5H9O 85 Da from petrochemical pivalic acid → 0 / 284 = 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

Oxo-process tridecanol esterified with neopentanoic (pivalic) acid.

In plain English

A lightweight emollient ester that gives skincare and makeup products a silky feel. It combines a plant-derived fatty alcohol with a small branched acid that is made synthetically from petrochemical feedstock.

CosIng definition: Propanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-, n-tridecyl ester

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Structure

2D structure of Tridecyl Neopentanoate

tridecyl 2,2-dimethylpropanoate

PubChem CID 546237 ↗

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. 2Tridecyl Neopentanoate. PubChem CID 546237. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3TRIDECYL NEOPENTANOATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4TRIDECYL NEOPENTANOATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRIDECYL%20NEOPENTANOATE