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pentadecalactone

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Also known as cyclopentadecanolide, pentadecanolactone, Exaltolide, muskalactone

Cyclopentadecanolide is an organic compound with the formula . A colorless solid, it is classified as macrolide lactone. It has some use in perfumery.

Wikidata facts

Subclass of
macrolides
Has part
oxygen
Mass
240.209
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chemical formula
C₁₅H₂₈O₂
canonical SMILES
C1CCCCCCCOC(=O)CCCCCC1
melting point
35.0
found in taxon
Lonicera japonica
Commons category
Cyclopentadecanolide
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Cyclopentadecanolide is an organic compound with the formula . A colorless solid, it is classified as macrolide lactone. It has some use in perfumery.

==Occurrence and production== Cyclopentadecanolide occurs in small quantities in angelica root essential oil and is responsible for its musklike odor.

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