
gamma-Hexalactone
Gamma-caprolactone is a gamma-lactone that is oxolan-2-one substituted by an ethyl group at position 5. It has a role as a human blood serum metabolite. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 5-ethyloxolan-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C6H10O2
- Molecular weight
- 114.14 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 114.068079557 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.7
- Topological polar surface area
- 26.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:85235
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL192458
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID8041298
- PubMed:22085026
- PubMed:21288487
- PubMed:20415420
- PubMed:19954143
- PubMed:17504488
- PubMed:15580663
- PubMed:15186115
- PubMed:12166975
- PubMed:11429859
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