4-Hexanolide
- CAS No.
- 695-06-7
- Chemical Name:
- 4-Hexanolide
- Synonyms
- 2(3H)-Furanone, 5-ethyldihydro-;γ-Hexalactone;GAMMA-HEXALACTONE;5-Ethyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone;GAMMA-CAPROLACTONE;5-Ethyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one;hexan-4-olide;Dihydro-5-ethyl-2(3H)-furanone;FEMA 2556;g-Hexanolactone
- CBNumber:
- CB2387024
- Molecular Formula:
- C6H10O2
- Molecular Weight:
- 114.14
- MDL Number:
- MFCD00005401
- MOL File:
- 695-06-7.mol
- MSDS File:
- SDS
| Melting point | -18°C |
|---|---|
| Boiling point | 219 °C(lit.) |
| Density | 1.023 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
| vapor pressure | 2.4hPa at 20℃ |
| FEMA | 2556 | GAMMA-HEXALACTONE |
| refractive index |
n |
| Flash point | 209 °F |
| storage temp. | Sealed in dry,Room Temperature |
| form | clear liquid |
| Specific Gravity | 1.023 |
| color | Colorless to Almost colorless |
| Odor | at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. herbal coconut sweet coumarin tobacco |
| Odor Type | tonka |
| Water Solubility | 77g/L at 20℃ |
| JECFA Number | 223 |
| BRN | 107260 |
| LogP | 0.3 at 20℃ |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 695-06-7(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS) | GAMMA-HEXALACTONE |
| EWG's Food Scores | 1 |
| FDA UNII |
.GAMMA.-HEXALACTONE (J16NAT1G41) 1,1'-ADIPOYLBISAZIRIDINE (80LAI0N8O4) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference | 2(3H)-Furanone, 5-ethyldihydro-(695-06-7) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | 2(3H)-Furanone, 5-ethyldihydro- (695-06-7) |
SAFETY
Risk and Safety Statements
| Symbol(GHS) |  GHS07 |
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| Signal word | Warning | |||||||||
| Hazard statements | H319 | |||||||||
| Precautionary statements | P305+P351+P338 | |||||||||
| Hazard Codes | Xi | |||||||||
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38-36 | |||||||||
| Safety Statements | 26-36 | |||||||||
| WGK Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| RTECS | LU4220000 | |||||||||
| Hazard Note | Irritant | |||||||||
| TSCA | Yes | |||||||||
| HS Code | 29322090 | |||||||||
| NFPA 704 |
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4-Hexanolide price More Price(39)
| Manufacturer | Product number | Product description | CAS number | Packaging | Price | Updated | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich | W255611 | γ-Hexalactone natural,97%,FG | 695-06-7 | 100g | $702 | 2024-03-01 | Buy |
| Sigma-Aldrich | W255611 | γ-Hexalactone natural,97%,FG | 695-06-7 | 500g | $2490 | 2024-03-01 | Buy |
| Sigma-Aldrich | W255602 | γ-Hexalactone ≥98%,FCC,FG | 695-06-7 | 1kg | $200 | 2024-03-01 | Buy |
| Sigma-Aldrich | W255602 | γ-Hexalactone ≥98%,FCC,FG | 695-06-7 | 10Kg | $1520 | 2024-03-01 | Buy |
| Sigma-Aldrich | 68554 | γ-Hexalactone analytical standard | 695-06-7 | 1ml | $101 | 2024-03-01 | Buy |
4-Hexanolide Chemical Properties,Uses,Production
Description
gamma-Hexalactone has a warm, powerful, herbaceous, sweet odor and a sweet, coumarin-caramel taste. May be prepared by reduction of sorbic acid using Zn, Sn, or SnCl2 and concentrated HCL in acetic acid solution at 85°C; from ethylene oxide and sodio-malonic ester; also from propyl alcohol and methylacrylate in the presence of di-tert-butyl peroxide.
Chemical Properties
γ-Hexalactone has a sweet, herbaceous, warm, powerful, odor, with a sweet, coumarin-caramel taste. This compound is also described to have odor as sweet, creamy, lactonic, tobacco and coumarin-like with green coconut nuances.
Chemical Properties
4-Hexanolide is clear colorless liquid
Occurrence
Reported found in apple juice, apricot, orange juice, guava, raisin, papaya, peach, pineapple, berries, asparagus, peas, potato, tomato, breads, cheeses, butter, milk, chicken fat, cooked beef, cooked pork, beer, cognac, grape wines, cocoa, tea, filberts, pecans, passion fruit, Japanese plum, beans, mushroom, starfruit, mango, dried fig, prickly pear, licorice, soursop, Cape gooseberry, nectarines, quince, pawpaw and other sources.
Uses
γ-Hexalactone may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in wine, fruits, biological samples, meat products, and e-cigarette refill solutions by various chromatography techniques.
Uses
4-Hexanolide was used as curing agent for diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A with ytterbium triflate as an initiator.
Uses
γ-Caprolactone was used as curing agent for diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A with ytterbium triflate as an initiator.
Definition
4-Hexanolide is a gamma-lactone that is oxolan-2-one substituted by an ethyl group at position 5.
Preparation
By reduction of sorbic acid using Zn, Sn or SnCl2 and concentrated HCl in acetic acid solution at 85°C; from ethylene oxide and sodio-malonic ester; also from propyl alcohol and methylacrylate in the presence of di-tert-butyl peroxide
Aroma threshold values
Detection: 1.6 ppm
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 75 ppm: sweet, creamy, vanilla-like with green lactonic powdery nuances
Synthesis Reference(s)
Tetrahedron Letters, 28, p. 2111, 1987 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)96056-8
General Description
γ-Hexalactone is a volatile flavoring compound largely present in food and beverage products, fruits, vegetables, etc.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Taste at 5-10ppm
4-Hexanolide Preparation Products And Raw materials
Raw materials
Preparation Products
| Supplier | Tel | Country | ProdList | Advantage | |
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| Hebei Yanxi Chemical Co., Ltd. | +8617531190177 | peter@yan-xi.com | China | 5993 | 58 |
| Hebei Guanlang Biotechnology Co,.LTD | +8619930503252 | daisy@crovellbio.com | China | 5964 | 58 |
| Henan Fengda Chemical Co., Ltd | +86-371-86557731 +86-13613820652 | info@fdachem.com | China | 7933 | 58 |
| Shandong Juchuang Chemical Co., LTD | +86-18885615001 +86-18885615001 | admin@juchuangchem.com | China | 387 | 58 |
| Ouhuang Engineering Materials (Hubei) Co., Ltd | +8617702722807 | admin@hbouhuang.com | China | 2642 | 58 |
| Hefei TNJ Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd. | +86-0551-65418679 +86-18949832763 | info@tnjchem.com | China | 2989 | 55 |
| career henan chemical co | +86-0371-86658258 | sales@coreychem.com | China | 29914 | 58 |
| Nanjing Dolon Biotechnology Co.,Ltd. | 18905173768 | sales@dolonchem.com | CHINA | 2972 | 58 |
| Hubei Jusheng Technology Co.,Ltd. | 18871490254 | linda@hubeijusheng.com | CHINA | 28180 | 58 |
| Accela ChemBio Inc. | (+1)-858-699-3322 | info@accelachem.com | United States | 19965 | 58 |
View Lastest Price from 4-Hexanolide manufacturers
| Image | Update time | Product | Price | Min. Order | Purity | Supply Ability | Manufacturer | |
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2024-04-28 | 4-Hexanolide
695-06-7
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US $20.00 / kg | 1kg | 99.9% | 200000kg | Ouhuang Engineering Materials (Hubei) Co., Ltd | |
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2024-04-23 | γ-Caprolactone
695-06-7
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US $10.00 / kg | 1kg | 99.6% | 100000 | Ouhuang Engineering Materials (Hubei) Co., Ltd | |
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2024-04-18 | 4-Hexanolide
695-06-7
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US $35.00-1.20 / kg | 1kg | 99% | g-kg-tons, free sample is available | Henan Fengda Chemical Co., Ltd |
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- 4-Hexanolide
695-06-7
- US $20.00 / kg
- 99.9%
- Ouhuang Engineering Materials (Hubei) Co., Ltd
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- γ-Caprolactone
695-06-7
- US $10.00 / kg
- 99.6%
- Ouhuang Engineering Materials (Hubei) Co., Ltd
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- 4-Hexanolide
695-06-7
- US $35.00-1.20 / kg
- 99%
- Henan Fengda Chemical Co., Ltd