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68554

γ-Hexalactone

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

γ-Caprolactone, γ-Ethyl-γ-butyrolactone

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H10O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
114.14
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
211-778-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
6114822
MDL number:
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

refractive index

n20/D 1.437-1.441, n20/D 1.439 (lit.)

bp

219 °C (lit.)

density

1.023 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CCC1CCC(=O)O1

InChI

1S/C6H10O2/c1-2-5-3-4-6(7)8-5/h5H,2-4H2,1H3

InChI key

JBFHTYHTHYHCDJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

γ-Hexalactone is a volatile flavoring compound largely present in food and beverage products, fruits, vegetables, etc.

Application

γ-Hexalactone may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in wine, fruits, biological samples, meat products, and e-cigarette refill solutions by various chromatography techniques.


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

208.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

98 °C - closed cup



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