Database/Perfuming/Verdyl Acetate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Verdyl Acetate natural?

No. Whole carbon skeleton derives from dicyclopentadiene, a petrochemical feedstock; no natural isolation route exists.

INCI nameVerdyl Acetate
CAS2500-83-6
FormulaC12H16O2 · 192.25 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockManufactured by hydrating dicyclopentadiene, a petroleum-refining by-product, then…

How we scored it

Verdyl alcohol (tricyclodecenol, C10H14O, 150) + acetyl (C2H2O, 42) = 192, matching given MW. Verdyl alcohol is made from dicyclopentadiene, a petrochemical naphtha-cracking product.
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

Manufactured by hydrating dicyclopentadiene, a petroleum-refining by-product, then acetylating the resulting alcohol. No natural or renewable-feedstock route is used commercially.

In plain English

A synthetic fragrance ingredient with a green, woody, floral odour used to scent cosmetics. It is manufactured in a laboratory from dicyclopentadiene, a petroleum-refining by-product, rather than isolated from a plant.

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Structure

2D structure of Verdyl Acetate

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

PubChem CID 110655 ↗

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. 2Verdyl Acetate. PubChem CID 110655. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3VERDYL ACETATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4VERDYL ACETATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VERDYL%20ACETATE