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4-butyl-gamma-butyrolactone


Name(s) 4-butyl-gamma-butyrolactone
Scientific name(s) gamma-octalactone; gamma-octanoic lactone; 5-butyldihydrofuran-2(3h)-one; 4-octanolide; 5-butyloxolan-2-one; octan-4-olide
Formula C8H14O2
Molecular mass 142.20
IUPAC name 5-butyloxolan-2-one
INCHI InChI=1S/C8H14O2/c1-2-3-4-7-5-6-8(9)10-7/h7H,2-6H2,1H3
SMILE CCCCC1CCC(=O)O1
CAS ID 104-50-7
PubChem ID 7704
DrugBank ID Not available
CHEBI ID Not available
Description Present in apricots, peaches and other fruits. Flavouring ingredient [DFC]. 4-Butyl-gamma-butyrolactone is found in many foods, some of which are peach, bilberry, papaya, and pineapple.