gamma-butyrolactone

Full Material List
oxolan-2-one

Identifiers

FEMA 3291
CAS 96-48-0
EINECS 202-509-5
Synonyms
  • agrisynth BLO
  • 1,2- butanolide
  • 1,4- butanolide
  • 4- butanolide
  • butyro-1,4-lactone
  • 1,4- butyrolactone
  • 4- butyrolactone
  • g- butyrolactone
  • butyrolactone gamma
  • gamma- butyrolactone natural
  • butyryl lactone
  • 4- deoxytetronic acid
  • dihydro-2(3H)-furanone
  • 4,5- dihydro-2(3H)-furanone
  • dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one
  • furan-2(3H)-one, dihydro-
  • 2(3H)- furanone, dihydro-
  • 4- hydroxy-butanoic acid g-lactone
  • 4- hydroxybutanoic acid lactone
  • gamma- hydroxybutyric acid cyclic ester
  • 4- hydroxybutyric acid lactone
  • g- hydroxybutyric acid lactone
  • gamma- hydroxybutyric acid lactone
  • gamma- hydroxybutyrolactone
  • oxolan-2-one
  • 2- oxolanone
  • tetrahydro-2-furanone
  • 2,3,4,5- tetrahydro-2-furanone
JECFA Food Flavoring 219
JECFA Food Additive N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings 10.006 butyro-1,4-lactone
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials N/A
FDA UNII OL659KIY4X
CoE Number 615
XlogP3-AA -0.60 (est)
Molecular Weight 86.09022
Molecular Formula C4 H6 O2

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes
  • 1. Odor Type: creamy creamy oily fatty caramellic
  • Odor Description:at 100.00 %. creamy oily fatty caramel
  • creamy oily fatty
  • Odor Description:Creamy, oily with fatty nuancesMosciano, Gerard P&F 16, No. 2, 49, (1991)
Odor creamy
creamy, oily, fatty, caramellic
Flavor milky
milky, creamy, fruity, peach,

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Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed Yes
Appearance colorless to pale yellow clear liquid (est)
Assay 98.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity 1.12000 to 1.13000 @ 25.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est) 9.320 to 9.403
Refractive Index 1.43000 to 1.44000 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point -43.30 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point 204.00 to 205.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point 209.00 °F. TCC ( 98.33 °C. )
Acid Value N/A
Vapor Pressure 0.450000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C.
Vapor Density 3.00 ( Air = 1 )
logP (o/w) -0.64
Soluble In
  • alcohol
  • water, 1.00E+06 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp)
Occurrence
  • beer
  • bilberry fruit juice
  • coffee
  • guava fruit headspace reunion @ 7.60%
  • lavender oil spike spain @ 0.067%
  • mango fruit
  • pepper bell pepper fruit
  • pineapple fruit
  • wine orange wine
  • wine white wine