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HomeProduct name list5-Hydroxyoctanoic acid lactone

5-Hydroxyoctanoic acid lactone

Synonym(s):6-Propyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one

  • CAS NO.:698-76-0
  • Empirical Formula: C8H14O2
  • Molecular Weight: 142.2
  • MDL number: MFCD00144051
  • EINECS: 211-820-5
  • SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS)
  • Update Date: 2024-10-25 23:13:37
5-Hydroxyoctanoic acid lactone Structural

What is 5-Hydroxyoctanoic acid lactone?

Description

May be synthesized from 5-hydroxyoctanoic acid by reduction with NaBH4 in water; by microbiological reduction of the corresponding keto acid; from 5-hydroxyoctanoic methyl amide by alkaline saponification, using Ba(OH)2.

Chemical properties

Δ-Octalactone has a sweet, fatty, coconut, tropical, dairy odor.

Occurrence

Reported found as a volatile flavor component in coconut oil, butterfat, milk fat, the essence of the Blenheim variety of apricot, and pineapple, yellow passion fruit, cranberry, currant buds, papaya, peach, raspberry, strawberry, bilberry, plum, tomato, many cheeses, chicken fat, cooked beef, pork and mutton, rum, sherry, white wine, tea, coconut products, passion fruit, mango, prickly pear, loquat, mountain papaya, nectarine, cape gooseberry and rooibus tea (Aspalathus linearis).

The Uses of 5-Hydroxyoctanoic acid lactone

delta-Octanolactone is a important organic intermediate. It can be used in agrochemical, pharmaceutical and dyestuff field.

Preparation

From 5-hydroxyoctanoic acid by reduction with NaBH4 in water; by microbiological reduction of the corresponding keto acid; from 5-hydroxyoctanoic methyl amide by alkaline saponification, using Ba(OH)2.

Definition

ChEBI: Delta-octanolide is a delta-lactone.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 10 ppm: coconut, sweet, creamy, lactonic and fruity with a milky and oily depth.

Safety Profile

Low toxicity by ingestion and skincontact. A skin irritant. When heated to decomposition itemits acrid smoke and irritating vapors.

Properties of 5-Hydroxyoctanoic acid lactone

Melting point: -14°C
Boiling point: 238°C
Density  1,002 g/cm3
vapor pressure  1.5-2.7Pa at 20-25℃
refractive index  1.4550
FEMA  3214 | DELTA-OCTALACTONE
Flash point: 125°C
storage temp.  Sealed in dry,Room Temperature
solubility  Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)
form  neat
color  Colourless
Specific Gravity 1.00
Odor at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet fatty coconut tonka tropical dairy
Water Solubility  Not miscible or difficult to mix in water.
JECFA Number 228
BRN  111515
Stability: Hygroscopic
CAS DataBase Reference 698-76-0(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference 2H-pyran-2-one, tetrahydro-6-propyl-(698-76-0)
EPA Substance Registry System 2H-Pyran-2-one, tetrahydro-6-propyl- (698-76-0)

Safety information for 5-Hydroxyoctanoic acid lactone

Signal word Warning
Pictogram(s)
ghs
Exclamation Mark
Irritant
GHS07
GHS Hazard Statements H315:Skin corrosion/irritation
H319:Serious eye damage/eye irritation
Precautionary Statement Codes P264:Wash hands thoroughly after handling.
P264:Wash skin thouroughly after handling.
P321:Specific treatment (see … on this label).
P305+P351+P338:IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.
P332+P313:IF SKIN irritation occurs: Get medical advice/attention.
P337+P313:IF eye irritation persists: Get medical advice/attention.

Computed Descriptors for 5-Hydroxyoctanoic acid lactone

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