4-Octanolide

cas: 104-50-7 — see every product listed under this CAS number, including other names

4-Octanolide (CAS 104-50-7) is a chemical reagent available from Chemat. Available pack sizes: 1x100mg. Offered by: HPC Standards.

brandHPC Standards
catalog number692162-1x100mg
cas104-50-7
size1x100mg
Need more information?

Ask us about this product — we're happy to help.

Available pack sizes

brand size price
HPC Standards 1x100mg price on request

properties

delivery time2-3 weeks
Structural formula: {0} (CAS {1})

Gamma-octalactone is a gamma-lactone that is oxolan-2-one substituted by a butyl group at position 5. It is a volatile compound found in peaches, mangoes, beef and ham. It has a role as an insect attractant, a flavouring agent, a mammalian metabolite, a mouse metabolite, a plant metabolite and a fungal metabolite. It is a volatile organic compound, a gamma-lactone and a tetrahydrofuranone.

Source: ChEBI

Identity
Molecular formulaC8H14O2
Molecular weight142.20 g/mol
IUPAC name5-butyloxolan-2-one
InChIKeyIPBFYZQJXZJBFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESCCCCC1CCC(=O)O1

Computed by PubChem (NCBI)

Synonyms: GAMMA-OCTALACTONE, 4-Octanolide, 5-butyloxolan-2-one, 4-Hydroxyoctanoic acid lactone, 2(3H)-Furanone, 5-butyldihydro-, 5-Butyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone, 8-Oxo-5-octanolide, Octanoic acid, gamma lactone, gamma-Butyl-gamma-butyrolactone, gamma-N-Butyl-gamma-butyrolactone
Isomers (same molecular formula)
4-hydroxy-3,3-dimethylcyclohexan-1-one C8H14O2
4-(1-methylcyclopropyl)butanoic acid C8H14O2
octane-2,5-dione C8H14O2
2-cyclobutyl-2-methylpropanoic acid C8H14O2
2,2,4-trimethylpent-4-enoic acid C8H14O2
2-methylpropyl but-3-enoate C8H14O2
1-methylcyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid C8H14O2
octane-3,6-dione C8H14O2
3-ethoxy-2,2-dimethylcyclobutan-1-one C8H14O2
2,2-dimethyloxane-4-carbaldehyde C8H14O2
methyl 3,3-dimethylpent-4-enoate C8H14O2
butan-2-yl (E)-but-2-enoate C8H14O2

Also listed as

Gamma-octanoic lactone, 98% Combi-blocks CAS 104-50-7
γ–Octalactone GLPBio CAS 104-50-7
^y-Octanolactone, 98% Thermo Scientific (Alfa Aesar) CAS 104-50-7
gamma-Octalactone Biosynth CAS 104-50-7
gamma-Octanolactone, >96.0%(GC) TCI CAS 104-50-7
5-Butyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one 98% Ambeed CAS 104-50-7
5-Butyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one, 98%, 98% Chemat CAS 104-50-7
γ-Octalactone, 97.0% MedChemExpress CAS 104-50-7
5-Butyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one, 98% Fluorochem CAS 104-50-7