| Term Name: | gamma-caprolactone |
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| Synonyms: | 4-Ethyl-4-butanolide, 4-Hexanolide, 4-Hydroxyhexanoic acid lactone, 5-ethyloxolan-2-one, 5-Ethyltetrahydro-2-furanone, 6-Caprolactone, Dihydro-5-ethyl-2(3H)-furanone, gamma-Ethyl-n-butyrolactone, gamma-Ethylbutyrolactone, gamma-Hexanolactone |
| Definition: | A γ-lactone that is oxolan-2-one substituted by an ethyl group at position 5. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:85235] ( EBI ) |