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γ-decalactone
Sign in to saveAlso known as gamma-decalactone, 5-hexyloxolan-2-one, 4-decanolide
γ-Decalactone is a lactone and aroma compound with the chemical formula C10H18O2. It has an intense peach flavour, naturally present in many fruits and fermentations. It is particularly important in the formulation of peach, apricot, and strawberry flavourants for drinks, food, personal care products, pharmaceutical drugs, and household goods.
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Within Vinony's link graph, γ-decalactone is referenced by 11 other articles, and connects out to food, medication and Prunus persica.
It sits within the topics ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata and Gamma-lactones.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H18O2
- Molecular weight
- 170.25 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 5-hexyloxolan-2-one
- SMILES
- CCCCCCC1CCC(=O)O1
- InChIKey
- IFYYFLINQYPWGJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.7
- Polar surface area
- 26.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 170.131
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- found in taxon
- Eryngium foetidum
- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₈O₂
- canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCC1CCC(=O)O1
- Commons category
- Gamma-Decalactone
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Encyclopedic overview
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γ-Decalactone is a lactone and aroma compound with the chemical formula C10H18O2. It has an intense peach flavour, naturally present in many fruits and fermentations. It is particularly important in the formulation of peach, apricot, and strawberry flavourants for drinks, food, personal care products, pharmaceutical drugs, and household goods.
==See also== δ-Decalactone
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