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 |  | 5-Decanolide Basic information |  
  
 |  | 5-Decanolide Chemical Properties |  
 | Melting point  | -27 °C (lit.) |  | alpha  | 0°(neat) |  | Boiling point  | 117-120 °C/0.02 mmHg (lit.) |  | density  | 0.954 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |  | vapor pressure  | 0.63Pa at 25℃ |  | refractive index  | n20/D 1.458(lit.) |  | FEMA  | 2361 | DELTA-DECALACTONE |  | Fp  | >230 °F |  | storage temp.  | Sealed in dry,Room Temperature |  | solubility  | Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly) |  | form  | Oil |  | Specific Gravity | 0.9720.954 |  | color  | Clear Colourless |  | Odor | at 100.00 %. fresh sweet oily coconut fruity peach creamy dairy |  | Odor Type | coconut |  | Water Solubility  | Soluble in water (4 mg/ml at 28°C), alcohols, and propylene glycol. |  | JECFA Number | 232 |  | BRN  | 117520 |  | InChIKey | GHBSPIPJMLAMEP-UHFFFAOYSA-N |  | LogP | 3.016 at 25℃ |  | CAS DataBase Reference | 705-86-2(CAS DataBase Reference) |  | NIST Chemistry Reference | 5-Hydroxy decanoic acid, lactone(705-86-2) |  | EPA Substance Registry System | 2H-Pyran-2-one, tetrahydro-6-pentyl- (705-86-2) |  
  
| Hazard Codes  | Xi |  | Risk Statements  | 36/37/38 |  | Safety Statements  | 24/25-37/39-26 |  | WGK Germany  | 1 |  | RTECS  | UQ1355000 |  | Hazard Note  | Irritant |  | TSCA  | Yes |  | HS Code  | 29322090 |  
  
 |  | 5-Decanolide Usage And Synthesis |  
 | Chemical Properties | clear colorless to light yellow oily liquid |  | Chemical Properties | 5-Decanolide is a flavor constituent
of many types of fruit, cheese, and other dairy products. It is a colorless,
viscous liquid with a creamy-coconut, peach-like aroma. |  | Chemical Properties | δ-Decalactone has an oily, peach odor and taste. |  | Occurrence | Reported found in rum, coconut, raspberry, apricot, bilberry, peach, strawberry, Swiss cheese, other cheeses,
butter, milk, milk powder, mutton fat, mango and nectarine. |  | Uses | Used in pharmaceutical preparations, feed additive, flavorings agent. Also used by food and flavor industries for its coconut fragrance and taste. It is also used as a reagent in the synthesis of (±)-Massoilactone (M197600); a chemical component with antibacterial activity found in volatile oils. |  | Preparation | δ-Decalactone can be prepared by peracid oxidation of 2-pentylcyclopentanone.
(R)-δ-decalactone is obtained in high optical purity by starting from (R)-2-
pentylcyclopentanone . Hydrogenation or fermentation of
massoia lactone is also a practicable method to produce this
enantiomer. 
A newer development for the preparation ofδ-decalactone describes a carboxylation
of 1-nonen-4-ol with carbon monoxide in the presence of a homogenous
palladium catalyst in an aqueous system. |  | Definition | ChEBI: A delta-lactone that is 5-valerolactone substituted by a pentyl group at position 6. |  | Aroma threshold values | Detection: 100 ppb |  | Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 2 ppm: waxy, coconut, lactonic, fatty, creamy, nutty and fruity. |  | Synthesis Reference(s) | The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 55, p. 462, 1990 DOI: 10.1021/jo00289a016 |  | General Description | Measurement of optical rotatory dispersion and circular dichroism of (+) 5-decanolide (tetrahydro-6-pentyl-2H-pyran-2-one) has been reported. |  | Flammability and Explosibility | Notclassified |  | Synthesis | From hexylethylene oxide and sodium malonic ester; also from decanoic acid. |  
  
 |  | 5-Decanolide Preparation Products And Raw materials |  
  
 
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