Product Description

Gamma undecalactone is not a real aldehyde, but a lactone compound. It is colorless to light yellow viscous liquid with strong peach aroma. It is an important lactone perfume. It is often used in Osmanthus fragrans, jasmine, gardenia, lily of the valley, orange flower, white rose, lilac, acacia, etc Make good ingredients for peaches, muskmelon, Mei Zi, apricot, cherry, Osmanthus fragrans and other food flavors. It is almost insoluble in water, dissolved in ethanol and most common organic solvents, and can be widely used in daily flavors and food flavors.

Product Detail

Gamma undecalactone Basic information


Product Name:

Gamma undecalactone

Synonyms:

4-UNDECANOLIDE;4-n-heptyl-4-hydroxybutanoic acid lactone;4-HYDROXYUNDECANOIC ACID G-LACTONE;5-Heptyldihydro-furanone;4,5-DIHYDRO-5-HEPTYL-2(3H)-FURANONE;ALDEHYDE C-14;(±)-γ-Undecalactone;(R,S)-5-Heptyl-dihydro-furan-2-one

CAS:

104-67-6

MF:

C11H20O2

MW:

184.28

EINECS:

203-225-4

Product Categories:

Bioactive Small Molecules;Building Blocks;Carbonyl Compounds;Cell Biology;Chemical Synthesis;Lactones;-;Organic Building Blocks;U;Cosmetics;Food Additive

Mol File:

104-67-6.mol



Gamma Undecalactone Chemical Properties


Melting point 

164~166℃

Boiling point 

164 °C

density 

0.944 g/mL at 20 °C(lit.)

FEMA 

3091 | GAMMA-UNDECALACTONE

refractive index 

n20/D 1.451

Fp 

>230 °F

form 

Liquid

Specific Gravity

0.944 (20/4℃)

color 

Clear colorless

JECFA Number

233

BRN 

81943

CAS DataBase Reference

104-67-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2(3H)-Furanone, 5-heptyldihydro-(104-67-6)

EPA Substance Registry System

5-Heptyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone (104-67-6)



Gamma Undecalactone Safety Information


Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38-52/53

Safety Statements 

26-36-37/39-36/37-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

YQ2485000

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29322090


Gamma Undecalactone Usage And Synthesis


Description

GAMMA-UNDECALACTONE  is a flavoring ingredient. It is industrially important flavor compounds that are widely distributed in foods, fruits, and beverages and are used in many fruity aromatic foods and cosmetics. It is often used in peach, apricot, pear, maple, coconut, tropical, butterscotch, grenadine and date flavors. It is also a volatile flavor constituent found in low-fat ice cream.

Chemical Properties

GAMMA-UNDECALACTONE is clear colourless liquid

Chemical Properties

gamma-Undecalactone has a strong, fruity odor suggestive of peach (particularly on dilution). It has a pungent and sweet flavor also similar to peach.

Occurrence

Reported found in hydrolyzed soy protein, butter, peach, apricot and passion fruit. Also reported found in fresh apple, guava fruit, fresh blackberry, heated butter, heated beef fat, ghee, pork fat, yellow passion fruit juice, cooked scented rice, origanum (Spanish) (Coridothymus cap. (L.) Rchb.), mountain papaya, starfruit, plumcot and chicken fat.

Preparation

By the action of sulfuric acid on undecylenic acid; also prepared starting form castor oil; from octanol-1 plus methylacrylate with di-ter-butylperoxide; from heptylethylene oxide and sodiomalonic ester.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 30 ppm: fatty, coconut, creamy, vanilla, nutty, macadamia and peach.


Gamma Undecalactone Preparation Products And Raw Materials


Preparation Products

VITAMIN A

Raw materials

Sodium carbonate-->Methyl acrylate-->Capryl alcohol-->Undecenoic acid-->BUTTER

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