Gamma-Decalactone

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  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C10H18O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCC1CCC(=O)O1

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1463.0
    • Carbowax: 2126.5

  • Odor profile

    Fatty 86.52%
    Sweet 86.2%
    Creamy 81.61%
    Coconut 79.63%
    Fruity 79.56%
    Peach 73.49%
    Buttery 72.05%
    Milky 68.85%
    Waxy 67.91%
    Dairy 66.43%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.7

    Molecular weight
    170.25 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point

    • 114.00 to 116.00 °C. @ 0.50 mm Hg

    Flash point est.
    103.63 ˚C

    Solubility expt.

    • 1 ml in 1 ml 95% alcohol (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • gamma-Decalactone
    • 706-14-9
    • gamma-Decanolactone
    • 4-Decanolide
    • Decan-4-olide
    • 5-hexyloxolan-2-one
    • 5-hexyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one
    • 2(3H)-Furanone, 5-hexyldihydro-
    • .gamma.-Decalactone
    • 5-Hexyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone
    • 2-Decalactone
    • Decanolide-1,4
    • Decanolactone
    • 4-Hexyl-4-butanolide
    • 5-Hexyltetrahydro-2-furanone
    • gamma-N-Decalactone
    • gamma-Decalactone (natural)
    • Gamma Decalactone
    • 2825-92-5
    • 4-Hexyl-gamma-butyrolactone
    • .gamma.-Decanolactone
    • MFCD00005404
    • FEMA No. 2360
    • gamma-Hexyl-gamma-butyrolactone
    • gamma-N-Hexyl-gamma-butyrolactone
    • 4-Decalactone
    • .gamma.-Hexylbutyrolactone
    • UNII-7HLS05KP9O
    • 4-Hydroxydecanoic acid gamma-lactone
    • EINECS 211-892-8
    • NSC 24248
    • NSC 26510
    • .gamma.-Decanolide
    • 4-Hexyl-4-hydroxybutanoic acid lactone
    • BRN 0117547
    • DTXSID4022109
    • AI3-36026
    • .gamma.-N-Decalactone
    • DECALACTONE GAMMA
    • NSC-24248
    • NSC-26510
    • 7HLS05KP9O
    • g-Decalactone
    • 4-Hexyl-.gamma.-butyrolactone
    • CHEMBL365740
    • DTXCID002109
    • GAMMA-DECALACTONE [FCC]
    • Decanoic acid, .gamma.-lactone
    • CHEBI:145740
    • EC 211-892-8
    • (.+/-.)-.gamma.-Decanolactone
    • .GAMMA.-DECALACTONE [FHFI]
    • 5-17-09-00093 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • .gamma.-Hexyl-.gamma.-butyrolactone
    • Hydroxydecanoic acid .gamma.-lactone
    • .gamma.-N-Hexyl-.gamma.-butyrolactone
    • 4-Hydroxydecanoic acid, .gamma.-lactone
    • WLN: T5OVTJ E6
    • gamma-lactone decanoic acid
    • Decanoic acid, gamma-lactone
    • Hydroxydecanoic acid gamma-lactone
    • Hydroxydecanoic acid, gamma-lactone
    • 4-Hydroxydecanoic acid, gamma-lactone
    • gammadecalactone
    • Decanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, gamma-lactone
    • 4-Hydroxydecanoic acid lactone
    • 2Decalactone
    • Decan4olide
    • gamma-Decanolide
    • gammanDecalactone
    • ??Decalactone
    • Decanolide1,4
    • gamma -Decanolactone
    • 4Hexylgammabutyrolactone
    • gamma-Hexylbutyrolactone
    • 4-n-hexyl-4-hydroxybutanoic acid lactone
    • starbld0003214
    • 5Hexyltetrahydro2furanone
    • 4-n-hexyl-4-butanolide
    • gammaDecalactone (natural)
    • gamma-Decanolactone, 98%
    • gamma-n-hexyl butyrolactone
    • Decanoic acid, gammalactone
    • Gamma-n-hexyl-butyrolactone
    • gammaNHexylgammabutyrolactone
    • 5Hexyldihydro2(3H)furanone
    • (+/-)-gamma-Decanolactone
    • Gamma-decalactone (Standard)
    • 5-Hexyl-dihydro-furan-2-one
    • SCHEMBL113200
    • GAMMA-DECALACTONE [INCI]
    • Hydroxydecanoic acid gammalactone
    • HY-N7105R
    • 4-Hydroxydecanoic acid ?-lactone
    • 4Hexyl4hydroxybutanoic acid lactone
    • 4Hydroxydecanoic acid, gammalactone
    • HY-N7105
    • NSC24248
    • NSC26510
    • xi-5-Hexyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone
    • Tox21_301095
    • BBL027521
    • BDBM50167997
    • s5375
    • STL372952
    • AKOS015905260
    • CCG-266362
    • CS-W017696
    • FD04173
    • gamma-Decalactone, >=98%, FCC, FG
    • 5-HEXYLDIHYDRO-2-(3H)-FURANONE
    • NCGC00248286-01
    • NCGC00254995-01
    • CAS-706-14-9
    • SY015566
    • VS-08558
    • Decanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, .gamma.-lactone
    • H0233
    • NS00004009
    • D70097
    • gamma-Decalactone, analytical reference material
    • Q423956
    • 684-209-8

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 4751.55
    methanol 5339.95
    isopropanol 3859.96
    water 0.22
    ethyl acetate 4361.88
    n-propanol 3101.63
    acetone 7195.62
    n-butanol 2805.87
    acetonitrile 3975.72
    DMF 4094.2
    toluene 1232.48
    isobutanol 2500.08
    1,4-dioxane 4148.41
    methyl acetate 2840.8
    THF 5834.98
    2-butanone 4064.71
    n-pentanol 1940.05
    sec-butanol 2548.93
    n-hexane 336.81
    ethylene glycol 518.74
    NMP 2583.79
    cyclohexane 357.78
    DMSO 5741.63
    n-butyl acetate 2786.66
    n-octanol 596.52
    chloroform 7258.15
    n-propyl acetate 2472.72
    acetic acid 2727.77
    dichloromethane 6618.32
    cyclohexanone 4547.69
    propylene glycol 934.0
    isopropyl acetate 2902.06
    DMAc 2560.36
    2-ethoxyethanol 2250.76
    isopentanol 2671.44
    n-heptane 90.14
    ethyl formate 1867.43
    1,2-dichloroethane 4180.3
    n-hexanol 1723.4
    2-methoxyethanol 3829.65
    isobutyl acetate 1568.54
    tetrachloromethane 757.88
    n-pentyl acetate 1297.78
    transcutol 8092.44
    n-heptanol 563.04
    ethylbenzene 589.47
    MIBK 1992.1
    2-propoxyethanol 2822.7
    tert-butanol 3821.08
    MTBE 4114.18
    2-butoxyethanol 1248.84
    propionic acid 2210.95
    o-xylene 605.53
    formic acid 693.96
    diethyl ether 4028.82
    m-xylene 793.56
    p-xylene 740.38
    chlorobenzene 1942.96
    dimethyl carbonate 765.45
    n-octane 39.96
    formamide 1172.77
    cyclopentanone 4299.46
    2-pentanone 3743.51
    anisole 1482.43
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2790.65
    gamma-butyrolactone 4283.15
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 3141.8
    pyridine 3736.53
    3-pentanone 2091.05
    furfural 2979.19
    n-dodecane 35.92
    diethylene glycol 1684.68
    diisopropyl ether 966.32
    tert-amyl alcohol 2662.18
    acetylacetone 3648.91
    n-hexadecane 44.0
    acetophenone 1220.18
    methyl propionate 2450.72
    isopentyl acetate 2321.8
    trichloroethylene 6684.81
    n-nonanol 492.94
    cyclohexanol 2198.44
    benzyl alcohol 1146.96
    2-ethylhexanol 900.74
    isooctanol 492.47
    dipropyl ether 1136.05
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1525.29
    ethyl lactate 711.78
    propylene carbonate 2222.0
    n-methylformamide 2182.78
    2-pentanol 1869.97
    n-pentane 214.01
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1960.33
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 2178.69
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1224.12
    mesitylene 472.05
    ε-caprolactone 3382.4
    p-cymene 296.26
    epichlorohydrin 4894.02
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3624.99
    2-aminoethanol 1373.4
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2906.81
    sulfolane 4339.48
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 115.55
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 4551.85
    n-hexyl acetate 1725.69
    isooctane 108.11
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1852.05
    sec-butyl acetate 1736.34
    tert-butyl acetate 2583.59
    decalin 185.08
    glycerin 1029.07
    diglyme 3016.08
    acrylic acid 1529.62
    isopropyl myristate 519.38
    n-butyric acid 3746.38
    acetyl acetate 2018.51
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 472.38
    ethyl propionate 1786.43
    nitromethane 4282.11
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2762.09
    benzonitrile 1787.81
    trioctyl phosphate 311.44
    1-bromopropane 2934.8
    gamma-valerolactone 4715.67
    n-decanol 343.17
    triethyl phosphate 424.43
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 960.35
    propionitrile 2855.48
    vinylene carbonate 1922.14
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2812.05
    DMS 1243.49
    cumene 395.47
    2-octanol 427.02
    2-hexanone 2403.62
    octyl acetate 622.49
    limonene 489.06
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 4004.76
    ethyl orthosilicate 433.24
    tributyl phosphate 478.94
    diacetone alcohol 2173.59
    N,N-dimethylaniline 778.16
    acrylonitrile 3040.57
    aniline 1815.15
    1,3-propanediol 1943.84
    bromobenzene 2258.31
    dibromomethane 4505.82
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 5217.73
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 901.19
    tetrabutyl urea 559.37
    diisobutyl methanol 482.69
    2-phenylethanol 1107.2
    styrene 958.99
    dioctyl adipate 740.98
    dimethyl sulfate 1065.46
    ethyl butyrate 1357.22
    methyl lactate 965.83
    butyl lactate 920.47
    diethyl carbonate 796.77
    propanediol butyl ether 1264.04
    triethyl orthoformate 802.47
    p-tert-butyltoluene 303.33
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 855.18
    morpholine 5586.85
    tert-butylamine 2267.39
    n-dodecanol 248.21
    dimethoxymethane 2712.48
    ethylene carbonate 1816.52
    cyrene 811.41
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1755.28
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1555.15
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1751.1
    4-methylpyridine 3624.89
    dibutyl ether 1143.92
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 482.69
    DEF 3131.86
    dimethyl isosorbide 1629.65
    tetrachloroethylene 3066.04
    eugenol 872.46
    triacetin 1366.34
    span 80 1021.52
    1,4-butanediol 784.72
    1,1-dichloroethane 4872.21
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1723.09
    methyl formate 1399.61
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2214.71
    n-decane 67.46
    butyronitrile 3269.95
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 756.43
    1-chlorooctane 419.14
    1-chlorotetradecane 143.35
    n-nonane 65.59
    undecane 47.07
    tert-butylcyclohexane 184.5
    cyclooctane 94.63
    cyclopentanol 2264.13
    tetrahydropyran 5153.97
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2097.6
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1870.39
    1-hexene 1565.58
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1731.24
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 677.2
    methyl butyrate 2691.3

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Osmanthus absolute 68917-05-5 Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour., fam. Oleaceae 4.0%