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gamma-Octanoic lactone

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gamma-Octanoic lactone Basic information

Product Name:
gamma-Octanoic lactone
Synonyms:
  • octan-4-
  • Octan-4-olide
  • Octanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, gamma-lactone
  • Octanoic acid, gamma lactone
  • a-Octanoic lactone
  • GAMMA-OCTALACTONE 97+% FCC
  • GAMMA-OCTALACTONE 97+% NATURAL
  • γ-octalactone,γ-octalactone,4-octanolide,4,5-dihydro-5-butyl-2(3H)-furanone
CAS:
104-50-7
MF:
C8H14O2
MW:
142.2
EINECS:
203-208-1
Product Categories:
  • Food Additive
  • Cosmetics
  • lactone flavors
Mol File:
104-50-7.mol
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gamma-Octanoic lactone Chemical Properties

Melting point:
91 °C(Solv: ethanol (64-17-5))
Boiling point:
234 °C(lit.)
Density 
0.981 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
vapor pressure 
1hPa at 20℃
FEMA 
2796 | GAMMA-OCTALACTONE
refractive index 
n20/D 1.444(lit.)
Flash point:
>230 °F
storage temp. 
Sealed in dry,Room Temperature
form 
Liquid
color 
Clear colorless
Odor
coconut odor
Odor Type
coconut
Water Solubility 
5.6-8.096g/L at 20℃
JECFA Number
226
InChIKey
IPBFYZQJXZJBFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
LogP
1.5-1.89 at 20-25℃
CAS DataBase Reference
104-50-7(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference
2(3H)-furanone, 5-butyldihydro-(104-50-7)
EPA Substance Registry System
2(3H)-Furanone, 5-butyldihydro- (104-50-7)
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Safety Information

Hazard Codes 
Xi
Risk Statements 
38
Safety Statements 
26-37/39-36/37/39
WGK Germany 
1
RTECS 
LU3562000
TSCA 
Yes
HS Code 
29322090
Toxicity
LD50 orl-rat: 4400 mg/kg FCTXAV 14,821,76

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gamma-Octanoic lactone Usage And Synthesis

Description

y-Octalactone has a strong, fruity odor reminiscent of coconut with a very sweet taste. This substance may be prepared synthetically from epoxy-1,2-hexane and sodio-malonic ester; after saponification the oxyacid is extracted with ether and is lactonized.

Chemical Properties

γ-Octalactone has a fruity odor reminiscent of coconut and a very sweet taste.

Chemical Properties

CLEAR COLOURLESS LIQUID

Chemical Properties

gamma-Octanoic lactone occurs as an aroma constituent in many processed and unprocessed foods. It is a pale yellow liquid with a fruity/coconut-like odor and is used both in aroma compositions and in heavy blossom perfumes.

Occurrence

Reported found in apricot, peach, blue cheese, butter, cooked chicken and cooked pork, licorice, milk, raspberry, roasted barley, and roasted filbert.

Uses

4-Octanolide is one of the fine organic aerosol emitted from meat cooking operations that was examined by high-resolution gas chromatography.

Uses

(Gamma)-Octalactone is a synthetic flavoring agent that is a stable, colorless to slightly yellow liquid of peach odor. It should be stored in glass or tin containers. It is used in flavors for peach with applications in baked goods, candy, and ice cream at 5–17 ppm.

Definition

ChEBI: Gamma-octalactone is a gamma-lactone that is oxolan-2-one substituted by a butyl group at position 5. It is a volatile compound found in peaches, mangoes, beef and ham. It has a role as a fungal metabolite, a mouse metabolite, a mammalian metabolite, an insect attractant, a plant metabolite and a flavouring agent. It is a gamma-lactone, a tetrahydrofuranone and a volatile organic compound.

Aroma threshold values

Detection: 7 ppb; aroma characteristics at 1.0%: sweet, fatty, creamy, coconut, lactonic and coumarinic.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 1 to 10 ppm: coconut, fatty, creamy, coumarinic, with a strong creamy and waxy mouthfeel.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Chemistry Letters, 23, p. 53, 1994
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 52, p. 4319, 1987 DOI: 10.1021/jo00228a032
Tetrahedron Letters, 19, p. 419, 1978 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)91443-1

General Description

γ--Octalactone is one of the flavor constituents of peaches, oranges and sweet fortified wines.

Flammability and Explosibility

Not classified

Safety Profile

Mildly toxic by ingestion. A skin irritant. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.

Synthesis

Prepared synthetically from epoxy-1,2-hexane and sodio-malonic ester; after saponification, the oxyacid is extracted with ether and is lactonized.

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