
Gamma-Decalactone
Gamma-decalactone is a gamma-lactone that is oxolan-2-one substituted by a hexyl group at position 5. It has a role as a flavouring agent, an anticonvulsant and a food additive. It is a gamma-lactone and a tetrahydrofuranone. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 5-hexyloxolan-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C10H18O2
- Molecular weight
- 170.25 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 170.130679813 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.7
- 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:145740
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL365740
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID4022109
- PubMed:39367589
- PubMed:22160330
- PubMed:22115771
- PubMed:21431848
- PubMed:20831795
- PubMed:20415420
- PubMed:19902280
- PubMed:19754174
- PubMed:19680818
- PubMed:19228057
- PubMed:19154620
- PubMed:19154158
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