gamma-valerolactone

Full Material List
5-methyloxolan-2-one

Identifiers

FEMA 3103
CAS 108-29-2
EINECS 203-569-5
Synonyms
  • dihydro-5-methyl-2(3H)-furanone
  • 4,5- dihydro-5-methyl-2(3H)-furanone
  • 2(3H)- furanone, dihydro-5-methyl-
  • 4- hydroxypentanoic acid gamma-lactone
  • 4- hydroxyvaleric acid gamma-lactone
  • 4- hydroxyvaleric acid lactone
  • 4- methyl butan-4-olide
  • 5- methyl tetrahydro-2-furanone
  • 4- methyl-4-hydroxybutanoic acid lactone
  • 4- methyl-gamma-butyrolactone
  • gamma- methyl-gamma-butyrolactone
  • 4- methylbutan-4-olide
  • 5- methyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone
  • 5- methyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one
  • 5- methyloxolan-2-one
  • gamma- pentalactone
  • pentano-1,4-lactone
  • 4- pentanolide
  • gamma- valeractone
  • (±)-gamma- valerolactone
  • 4- valerolactone
  • gamma valerolactone
  • nat.gamma- valerolactone
  • gamma- valerolactone FCC
  • valerolactone gamma
  • valerolactone gamma natural
  • gamma- valerolactone natural
  • gamma- valerolactone synthetic
  • gamma- valeryl lactone
  • gamma- verolactone
JECFA Food Flavoring 220
JECFA Food Additive N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings 10.013 pentano-1,4-lactone
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials N/A
FDA UNII O7056XK37X
CoE Number 757
XlogP3-AA N/A
Molecular Weight 100.11716
Molecular Formula C5 H8 O2

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes
  • 1. Odor Type: herbal Odor Strength:medium
  • Substantivity:2 hour(s) at 100.00 %
  • herbal sweet warm tobacco cocoa woody
  • Odor Description:at 100.00 %. herbal sweet warm tobacco cocoa woodyLuebke, William tgsc, (1986)
  • Odor sample from: Takasago International Corp
Odor herbal
herbal, sweet, warm, tobacco, cocoa, woody,
Flavor tonka
tonka, coumarinic, tobacco, cocoa, chocolate, dark, coconut,

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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 1.04700 to 1.05400 @ 25.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est) 8.712 to 8.770
Refractive Index 1.43100 to 1.43400 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point -31.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point 207.00 to 208.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point 205.00 °F. TCC ( 96.11 °C. )
Acid Value 1.00 max. KOH/g
Vapor Pressure 0.235000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Vapor Density 3.45 ( Air = 1 )
logP (o/w) -0.27
Soluble In
  • alcohol
  • fixed oils
  • water
  • water, 9.381e+004 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
Occurrence
  • barley roasted barley
  • beef heated beef
  • beer
  • cheese swiss cheese
  • cocoa
  • coffee
  • crispbread
  • filbert roasted filbert
  • mango fruit
  • milk
  • milk products
  • mushroom
  • peach fruit
  • peanut roasted peanut
  • pork heated pork
  • shoyu
  • tea
  • tomato
  • wine