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ALPHA-BETA-DIMETHYL-GAMMA-HYDROXY-GAMMA-N-BUTYL-GAMMA-2-BUTENOLIDE

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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
gourmandtropicalsuntan-accordwhite-floralamber
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
herbal
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
herbaceouswarm

A creamy, coconut-lactonic material with a soft milky-waxy character reminiscent of gamma-lactones. Sweet and rounded with a subtle buttery facet, it lends a smooth dairy-coconut warmth that persists as a soft, slightly powdery drydown.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
7 / 10
Volatility
3 / 10
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chemicals · No. 1024

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 418.

herbaceouscelery-like
MW
184.24
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Appearance

Colorless or very pale straw-colored oily liquid.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Very powerful, warm-herbaceous odor, often classified as Celery-like, but only pleasant in extreme dilution.

Uses in flavor

This Lactone has found some use in flavor compositions, since it can help reproduce the odor of Butter and certain other dairy products.

Identity
Aliases · 2
2,3-Dimethyl-4-keto-2-nonenoic acid, enol-lactoneBovolide
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