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 |  | 5-Hydroxy-4-octanone Basic information |  
  
 |  | 5-Hydroxy-4-octanone Chemical Properties |  
 | Melting point  | -10°C |  | Boiling point  | 80-82 °C10 mm Hg(lit.) |  | density  | 0.916 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |  | FEMA  | 2587 | 5-HYDROXY-4-OCTANONE |  | 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  | 14,1595 |  | LogP | 1.69 |  | CAS DataBase Reference | 496-77-5(CAS DataBase Reference) |  | NIST Chemistry Reference | 5-Hydroxy-4-octanone(496-77-5) |  
  
| WGK Germany  | 3 |  | HS Code  | 2914409000 |  
  
 |  | 5-Hydroxy-4-octanone Usage And Synthesis |  
 | 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
 |  | Occurrence | Reported found in cocoa |  | 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. |  
  
 |  | 5-Hydroxy-4-octanone Preparation Products And Raw materials |  
  
 
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