gamma-octalactone

Term ID

CHEBI:145738

Synonyms

• 4-butyl-gamma-butyrolactone
• 5-butyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone
• 5-butyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one
• 5-butyloxolan-2-one
• 8-oxo-5-octanolide
• dihydro-5-butyl-2(3H)-furanone
• gamma-butyl-gamma-butyrolactone
• gamma-butylbutyrolactone
• gamma-n-butyl-gamma-butyrolactone
• gamma-octalactone
• gamma-octanoic lactone
• octan-4-olide
• octano-1,4-lactone

Definition

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.

References

• CAS:104-50-7
• FooDB:FDB014100
• HMDB:HMDB0035422
• LIPID_MAPS_instance:LMFA07040016
• PMID:19154158
• PMID:19228057
• PMID:19390894
• PMID:21535590
• PMID:21823126
• PMID:22438014
• Reaxys:111677

Ontology

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