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C9H16O2
156.22 g/mol
Flavor & Fragrance

Gamma-nonalactone

CAS104-61-0EC203-219-1
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Flavoring and fragrance ingredient

Gamma-nonalactone is an organic compound from the gamma lactone family. It is a colorless to slightly yellow liquid used primarily as a flavoring and fragrance ingredient.

flavoring ingredientfragrance ingredient

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

5-pentyloxolan-2-one

InChIKey

OALYTRUKMRCXNH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCCCCC1CCC(=O)O1

Synonyms (51)
  • (r/s)-gamma-nonalactone
  • .gamma.-Nonalacton
  • 1,4-Nonalolide
  • 1,4-Nonyl lactone
  • 4-Nonalactone
  • 4-Pentyl-butanolide
  • 4nonanolide
  • 5-Pentyl-.gamma.-lactone
  • 5-Pentyl-dihydro-furan-2-one
  • 5-pentyloxolan-2-one
  • 5-pentyltetrahydrofuran-2-one
  • Aldehyde C-18
  • Coconut aldehyde
  • Cocos aldehyde
  • Gamma-nonalactone
  • NONYL LACTONE
  • Nonan-1,4-olide
  • Prunolide
  • apricolin
  • delta-n-Amylbutyrolactone
  • g-Nonanolactone
  • gamma-Amylbutyrolactone
  • gamma-N-Amylbutyrolactone
  • gamma-Nonanoic lactone
  • gamma-Nonanolactone
  • gamma-Nonanolide
  • gamma-Nonylactone
  • gamma-Nonyllactone
  • gamma-Pelargolactone
  • gamma-Pelargonolactone
  • rac-?-Nonanolactone
  • rac-gamma-Nonanolactone
  • |A-Nonanol Actone