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93738

γ-Decalactone

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

γ-Decanolactone, 4-Hydroxydecanoic acid γ-lactone

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H18O2
CAS Number:
706-14-9
Molecular Weight:
170.25
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329770261
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
EC Number:
211-892-8
MDL number:
MFCD00005404

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Product Name

γ-Decalactone, analytical standard

InChI key

IFYYFLINQYPWGJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C10H18O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-9-7-8-10(11)12-9/h9H,2-8H2,1H3

SMILES string

CCCCCCC1CCC(=O)O1

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥98.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤0.5% water

refractive index

n20/D 1.447-1.451
n20/D 1.449 (lit.)

density

0.948 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

Quality Level

100

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Application

γ-Decalactone may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in fruit beverages using different chromatography techniques.
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General description

γ-Decalactone is a flavor and fragrance compound, which finds applications in food and beverage industry.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

276.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

136 °C - closed cup

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCN9204
BCCN4252
BCCM5824
BCCM4959
BCCM4967

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On-line reversed?phase liquid chromatography-gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry for enantiomeric analysis of chiral compounds in fruit beverages
Caja.MM, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1054(1-2), 81-85 (2004)
Quantitative analysis of ??and ??lactones in wines using gas chromatography with selective tandem mass spectrometric detection
Langen J, et al.
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 27(24), 2751-2759 (2013)
Characterisation of volatile compounds of fruit juices and nectars by HS/SPME and GC/MS
Riu-Aumatell.M
Food Chemistry, 87(4), 627-637 (2004)

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