delta-hexalactone

Full Material List
6-methyloxan-2-one

Identifiers

FEMA 3167
CAS 823-22-3
EINECS 212-511-8
Synonyms
  • d- caprolactone
  • d- hexalactone
  • hexalactone delta
  • delta- hexalactone FCC
  • hexano-1,5-lactone
  • hexanoic acid, 5-hydroxy-, d-lactone
  • d- hexanolactone
  • 5- hexanolide
  • 5- methyl-5-hydroxypentanoic acid lactone
  • 5- methyl-d-valerolactone
  • d- methyl-d-valerolactone
  • 5- methyl-delta-valerolactone
  • 6- methyloxan-2-one
  • 6- methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one
  • 6- methylvalerolactone
  • 2H- pyran-2-one, tetrahydro-6-methyl-
  • tetrahydro-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one
JECFA Food Flavoring 224
JECFA Food Additive N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings 10.010 hexano-1,5-lactone
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials N/A
FDA UNII C8456O4551
CoE Number 641
XlogP3-AA N/A
Molecular Weight 114.1441
Molecular Formula C6 H10 O2

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes
  • 1. Odor Type: herbal creamy fruity coconut
  • Odor Description:at 100.00 %. creamy fruity coconut
Odor herbal
creamy, fruity, coconut,
Flavor creamy
creamy, spicy, coconut,

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Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed No
Appearance colorless clear oily liquid (est)
Assay 98.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity 1.04700 to 1.05300 @ 20.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est) 8.722 to 8.772
Refractive Index 1.44900 to 1.45300 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point 31.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point N/A
Flash Point 225.00 °F. TCC ( 107.22 °C. )
Acid Value N/A
Vapor Pressure 0.145000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Vapor Density N/A
logP (o/w) 0.431 (est)
Soluble In
  • alcohol
  • ether
  • water, 3.219e+004 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
  • water
Occurrence
  • butter
  • coconut oil
  • raspberry red raspberry fruit
  • strawberry wild strawberry fruit
  • tea