AMBRETTOLIDE Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

185-190 °C16 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

0.956 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.479(lit.)

FEMA 

2555 | OMEGA-6-HEXADECENLACTONE

Flash point:

>230 °F

solubility 

Chloroform (Sparingly), Methanol (Sparingly)

form 

Oil

color 

Colourless

Odor

at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet soapy musk amber fruity berry

Odor Type

soapy

JECFA Number

240

LogP

5.56

EPA Substance Registry System

Oxacycloheptadec-7-en-2-one (7779-50-2)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

2

MSDS

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AMBRETTOLIDE Usage And Synthesis

Description

omega-6 -Hexadecenlactone has a very strong, musk-like odor. This substance may be prepared from bromohexadecenoic acid, dihydroxy-palmitic acid, aleuritic acid, or juniperic acid.

Chemical Properties

ω-6-Hexadecenlactone has a very strong, musk-like odor

Chemical Properties

Colorless liquid having powerful musklike odor. Found in ambrette seed oil.

Occurrence

Reported found in ambrette seed oil (Hibiscus abelmoschus L.).

Uses

Flavoring, perfume fixative.

Aroma threshold values

Aroma characteristics at 0.1%: sweet perfumey, musklike, floral with fruity citrus, powdery berry and seedy nuances.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 5 ppm: sweet, woody, soapy, musky fruity and powdery berry nuance reminiscent of raspberry and strawberry

Synthesis

Synthetically prepared from bromohexadeconic acid, dihydroxy-palmitic acid, aleuritic acid or juniperic acid

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