Basic Description

Synonyms	4-Hydroxy octanoic acid Octano-1,4-lactone γ-Octanoic lactone
Specifications & Purity	≥97%
Shipped In	Normal

Taxonomic Classification

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Kingdom Organic compounds
- Superclass Organoheterocyclic compounds
  - Class Lactones
    - Subclass Gamma butyrolactones

Kingdom	Organic compounds
Superclass	Organoheterocyclic compounds
Class	Lactones
Subclass	Gamma butyrolactones
Intermediate Tree Nodes	Not available
Direct Parent	Gamma butyrolactones
Alternative Parents	Tetrahydrofurans Carboxylic acid esters Oxacyclic compounds Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds
Molecular Framework	Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds
Substituents	Gamma butyrolactone - Tetrahydrofuran - Carboxylic acid ester - Oxacycle - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
Description	This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as gamma butyrolactones. These are compounds containing a gamma butyrolactone moiety, which consists of an aliphatic five-member ring with four carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, and bears a ketone group on the carbon adjacent to the oxygen atom.
External Descriptors	Lactones
1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61. DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Names and Identifiers

IUPAC Name	5-butyloxolan-2-one
INCHI	InChI=1S/C8H14O2/c1-2-3-4-7-5-6-8(9)10-7/h7H,2-6H2,1H3
InChIKey	IPBFYZQJXZJBFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Smiles	CCCCC1CCC(=O)O1
Isomeric SMILES	CCCCC1CCC(=O)O1
WGK Germany	1
RTECS	LU3562000
Molecular Weight	142.2
Reaxy-Rn	111677
Reaxys-RN_link_address	https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=111677&ln=

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Lot Number	Certificate Type	Date	Item
F2516469	Certificate of Analysis	Jun 27, 2025	O708341
F2516470	Certificate of Analysis	Jun 27, 2025	O708341
F2516471	Certificate of Analysis	Jun 27, 2025	O708341
F2516475	Certificate of Analysis	Jun 27, 2025	O708341

Chemical and Physical Properties

Refractive Index	1.444
Flash Point(°C)	113 °C
Boil Point(°C)	234°C
Molecular Weight	142.200 g/mol
XLogP3	1.600
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count	0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count	2
Rotatable Bond Count	3
Exact Mass	142.099 Da
Monoisotopic Mass	142.099 Da
Topological Polar Surface Area	26.300 Å²
Heavy Atom Count	10
Formal Charge	0
Complexity	120.000
Isotope Atom Count	0
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count	1
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
The total count of all stereochemical bonds	0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count	1

Citations of This Product

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1. Youyou Yang, Jing Li, Jiangtao Xing, Weihai Xing, Chaohua Tang, Zhenghua Rao, Junmin Zhang. (2022) Untargeted Profiling and Differentiation of Volatiles in Varieties of Meat Using GC Orbitrap MS. Foods, 11 (24): (3997).
2. Zhao Liu, Qian-Ping Xie, Huai-Wang Guo, Wei Xu, Jin-Jun Wang. (2022) An odorant binding protein mediates Bactrocera dorsalis olfactory sensitivity to host plant volatiles and male attractant compounds. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES, 219 (538).
3. Zi-Meng Wang, Cheng-Xiong Yang, Xiu-Ping Yan. (2019) Polysiloxane assisted fabrication of chiral crystal sponge coated capillary column for chiral gas chromatographic separation. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A, 1608 (460420).

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O708341-25g	25g	Available within 8-12 weeks(?) Production requires sourcing of materials. We appreciate your patience and understanding.	$9.90
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γ-Octalactone - ≥97%, high purity , CAS No.104-50-7