Natural Gamma Dodecalactone

Product Name:

Natural gamma dodecalactone

Synonyms:

5-octyl-2-oxolanone;gamma-DODECALACTONE FCC;γ-dodecalactone,4-dodecanolide,dihydro-5-octyl-2(3H)-furanone;(±)-γ-octyl-γ-butyrolactone;DIHYDRO-5-OCTYL-2-FURANONE;(Z)-4-HYDROXY-6-DODECENOICACIDLACTONE;Dihydro-5-octylfuran-2(3H)-on;DODECALACTON-GAMMA

CAS:

2305-05-7

MF:

C12H22O2

MW:

198.3

EINECS:

218-971-6

Mol File:

2305-05-7.mol

Melting point 

17-18 °C(lit.)

Boiling point 

130-132 °C1.5 mm Hg(lit.)

density 

0.936 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

FEMA 

2400 | GAMMA-DODECALACTONE

refractive index 

n20/D 1.452(lit.)

Fp 

>230 °F

Specific Gravity

0.94

JECFA Number

235

BRN 

126680

InChIKey

WGPCZPLRVAWXPW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

2305-05-7(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

«GAMMA» dodecalactone(2305-05-7)

EPA Substance Registry System

2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-5-octyl- (2305-05-7)

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

LU3600000

Hazard Note 

Irritant

HS Code 

29322090

Toxicity

skn-rbt 500 mg/24H MOD FCTXAV 14,751,76

Chemical Properties

γ-Dodecalactone has a fatty, peachy, somewhat musky odor and buttery, peach-like flavor

Occurrence

Reported found in apricot, cooked pork, milk products, peach, bilberry, guava fruit, papaya, pineapple, fresh blackberry, strawberry, celery leaves and stalks, celery root, blue cheeses, cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese, meats, beer, rum, mush[1]rooms, plum brandy, quince, chervil, naranjilla fruit and other natural sources

Safety Profile

A skin irritant. When heated todecomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating vapors