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gamma-Octalactone

Chemical identification
Pubchem identifier	7704
CAS identifier	104-50-7
DSSTOX identifier	DTXSID1047609
IUPAC name	gamma-Octalactone
SMILES	CCCCC1CCC(=O)O1
InChI	InChI=1S/C8H14O2/c1-2-3-4-7-5-6-8(9)10-7/h7H,2-6H2,1H3
InChIKey	IPBFYZQJXZJBFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Synonyms	4-Hydroxyoctanoic acid lactone; Octanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, lactone (6CI); 5-Butyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone; 2(3H)-Furanone, 5-butyldihydro-; 4-Octanolide; 5-Butyltetrahydro-2-furanone; Octanolide-1,4; gamma-Butyl-gamma-butyrolactone; 4-Butyl-gamma-butyrolactone; 2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-5-butyl-; 4-Butyl-4-hydroxybutyric acid lactone; 8-Oxo-5-octanolide; gamma-Octalactone; gamma-N-Butyl-gamma-butyrolactone; Octanoic acid, gamma lactone; Octan-4-olide; gamma-Octanolactone

Download structure:
2D:MOL MOL2 SDF
3D:MOL MOL2 SDF PDB PDBQT

Odor profile
Odor classes	Aromatic, Edible oil, Tropical
Reference	[1]

Presence in Children's products
Broad category	Clothing and Accessories
Subcategory	Child Costumes

Chemical classification based on ClassyFire
Chemical kingdom	Organic compounds
Chemical super-class	Organoheterocyclic compounds
Chemical class	Lactones
Chemical subclass	Gamma butyrolactones

Natural source for the chemical
Organism	Kingdom	Genus	Family
Theobroma bicolor	Plantae	Theobroma	Malvaceae
Carica papaya	Plantae	Carica	Caricaceae
Annona montana	Plantae	Annona	Annonaceae
Prunus persica	Plantae	Prunus	Rosaceae
Reference	[1], [2], [3]

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