delta-Tetradecalactone Chemical Properties

Melting point:

130-135°C

Boiling point:

130-135 °C/5 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

0.935 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.461(lit.)

FEMA 

3590 | DELTA-TETRADECALACTONE

Flash point:

>230 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Specific Gravity

0.94

Odor

at 100.00 %. waxy creamy buttery oily fatty cheesy milky dairy

Odor Type

waxy

biological source

synthetic

JECFA Number

238

LogP

4.54

CAS DataBase Reference

2721-22-4(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2H-pyran-2-one, tetrahydro-6-nonyl-(2721-22-4)

EPA Substance Registry System

2H-Pyran-2-one, tetrahydro-6-nonyl- (2721-22-4)

Safety Information

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

23-24/25-37-26

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29322090

MSDS

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delta-Tetradecalactone Usage And Synthesis

Occurrence

Reported found in blue cheeses, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, buttermilk, heated butter, chicken fat, heated beef fat, milk, lamb and mutton liver, pork fat and coconut meat and oil.

Uses

flavors and fragrances

Definition

ChEBI: Delta-Tetradecalactone is a delta-lactone.

Aroma threshold values

Detection: 1.7 ppb

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: buttery, fatty, creamy, with sweet milky and dairy nuances.

General Description

δ-Tetradecalactone is a flavoring substance that is reported to occur in ovine fat, beef fat, heated butter and cheddar cheese.

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