Gamma Octalactone

Description

Description:

Heart / Middle Note to Base Note

Odor Description: Sweet, creamy, dairy, fatty, oily, coconut.

Other names:  Octano-1,4-lactone ; 5-butyl tetrahydro-2-furanone ; 4-butyl-gamma-butyrolactone ; 5-butyloxolan-2-one ; Octan-4-olide ; Octano-1,4-lactone ; 4-octanolide

Odor Description: Sweet, Creamy, Coconut, Fruity

Use level: 

Can use up to 50 ppm in a flavor concentrate.

Can use up to 12% of total fragrance concentrate.

Volatility : Base

Uses in Perfumery: Gamma-Octalactone is used in peach and coconut reconstitutions for its milky note, and in heavy floral accords as tuberose and jasmine.

Natural Availability : Gamma-Octalactone is found in the odoriferous principle of some processed and unprocessed food (apricot, peach, pineapple, blue chees), but does not exist on a natural state.

Chemical Properties :

Molecular formula : C8H14O2

Molecular Weight : 142,2 g/mol

Density : 0,98

Flash Point : 111°C

Fusion Point : Donnée indisponible.

Appearance : Colorless liquid

Log P : Donnée indisponible,

Boiling Point : 234°C

Detection Threshold : L’Octalactone-Gamma possède un seuil de détection très faible, de l’ordre du ppb (partie par milliard), de l’ordre de 0,0000001%, Une simple utilisation en trace suffit donc à percevoir ses effets.

IFRA : This ingredient is not restricted

CAS # 104-50-7

Fema # 2796

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Application Suitability:

Good performance in:

• Alcoholic Perfume
• Anti-perspirants/Deo
• Creams and Lotions
• Lipsticks
• Talcum Powder
• Tablet Soap
• Liquid Soap
• Shampoo
• Hair Conditioner
• Bath/Shower Gel
• Cold Wave
• Acid Cleaner
• Ammonia
• Chlorine
• Detergent Powder
• Liquid Detergent
• Fabric Softener
• Candles
• Pot Pourri
• Incense