| Identification | More | [Name]
5-Hydroxy-4-octanone | [CAS]
496-77-5 | [Synonyms]
5-HYDROXY-4-OCTANONE
BUTYROIN
FEMA 2587
TIMTEC-BB SBB008396
4-Octanone, 5-hydroxy-
5-hydroxy-4-octanon
5-Octanol-4-one
5-hydroxyoctan-4-one
5-HYDROXY-4-OCTANONE 98+%
BUTYROIN 96+%
Butyroine
5-Hydroxy-4-octanone,butyroin
5-Hydroxyoctane-4-one | [EINECS(EC#)]
207-830-4 | [Molecular Formula]
C8H16O2 | [MDL Number]
MFCD00021928 | [Molecular Weight]
144.21 | [MOL File]
496-77-5.mol |
| Chemical Properties | Back Directory | [Melting point ]
-10°C | [Boiling point ]
80-82 °C10 mm Hg(lit.) | [density ]
0.916 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
| [FEMA ]
2587 | [refractive index ]
n20/D 1.4315(lit.)
| [Fp ]
175 °F
| [form ]
clear liquid | [pka]
13.13±0.20(Predicted) | [color ]
Light yellow to Yellow to Orange | [Specific Gravity]
0.92 | [Odor]
at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet pungent buttery nut | [Odor Type]
buttery | [JECFA Number]
416 | [Merck ]
1595 | [LogP]
1.69 | [CAS DataBase Reference]
496-77-5(CAS DataBase Reference) | [NIST Chemistry Reference]
5-Hydroxy-4-octanone(496-77-5) |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Description]
5-Hydroxy-4-octanone has a sweet, slightly pungent, buttery, nutlike odor and a sweet, buttery, oily taste. May be prepared by
reacting sodium metal with ethyl butyrate in boiling ether or in
the same fashion starting from methyl butyrate.
| [Chemical Properties]
5-Hydroxy-4-octanone has a sweet, lightly pungent, butternut-like odor and a sweet, butter, oily taste
| [Physical properties]
Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol
and oils.
Sweet and slightly pungent-buttery-nut-like
odor. | [Occurrence]
Reported found in cocoa | [Uses]
5-Hydroxy-4-octanone is used as food flavorings. | [Definition]
ChEBI: 5-Hydroxy-4-octanone is a monosaccharide. | [Preparation]
By reacting sodium metal with ethyl butyrate in boiling ether or in the same fashion starting from methyl butyrate. |
| Questions And Answer | Back Directory | [Aroma]
Sweet and slightly pungent-buttery-nut-like
odor.
Sweet buttery taste with a pleasant oily
mildness at concentrations below 5 ppm. The
flavor is not as sharp as that of Dibutyryl or
that of Acetyl caproyl (C8H15O2). |
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