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 |  | AMBRETTOLIDE Basic information |  
 | Product Name: | AMBRETTOLIDE |  | Synonyms: | HEXADECEN-8-OLIDE;FEMA 2555;OMEGA-6-HEXADECENLACTONE;oxacycloheptadec-7-en-2-one;OMEGA-6-HEXADECENLACTONE  98+%;ISOAMBRETTOLIDE;Oxacycloheptadec-7-en-2-on;AMBRETTOLIDE |  | CAS: | 7779-50-2 |  | MF: | C16H28O2 |  | MW: | 252.39 |  | EINECS: | 231-929-1 |  | Product Categories: |  |  | Mol File: | 7779-50-2.mol |    |  
  
 |  | AMBRETTOLIDE Chemical Properties |  
 | Boiling point  | 185-190 °C16 mm Hg(lit.) |  | density  | 0.956 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |  | FEMA  | 2555 | OMEGA-6-HEXADECENLACTONE |  | refractive index  | n20/D 1.479(lit.) |  | Fp  | >230 °F |  | solubility  | Chloroform (Sparingly), Methanol (Sparingly) |  | form  | Oil |  | color  | Colourless |  | Odor | at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet soapy musk amber fruity berry |  | Odor Type | soapy |  | JECFA Number | 240 |  | LogP | 5.56 |  | EPA Substance Registry System | Oxacycloheptadec-7-en-2-one (7779-50-2) |  
  
| Hazard Codes  | Xi |  | Risk Statements  | 36 |  | Safety Statements  | 26-36 |  | WGK Germany  | 2 |  
  
 |  | AMBRETTOLIDE Usage And Synthesis |  
 | Description | omega-6 -Hexadecenlactone has a very strong, musk-like odor.
This substance may be prepared from bromohexadecenoic acid,
dihydroxy-palmitic acid, aleuritic acid, or juniperic acid. |  | Chemical Properties | ω-6-Hexadecenlactone has a very strong, musk-like odor |  | Chemical Properties | Colorless liquid having powerful musklike odor. Found in ambrette seed oil. |  | Occurrence | Reported found in ambrette seed oil (Hibiscus abelmoschus L.). |  | Uses | Flavoring, perfume fixative. |  | Aroma threshold values | Aroma characteristics at 0.1%: sweet perfumey, musklike, floral with fruity citrus, powdery berry and
seedy nuances. |  | Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 5 ppm: sweet, woody, soapy, musky fruity and powdery berry nuance reminiscent
of raspberry and strawberry |  | Synthesis | Synthetically prepared from bromohexadeconic acid, dihydroxy-palmitic acid, aleuritic acid or juniperic acid |  
  
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