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ALPHA-PROPYL-GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE

CAS
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
gourmandwhite-floralskin-musktropicalsuede
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
herbal
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
herbaceoussweethay

A soft, creamy lactone with a milky-coconut character and a slightly fatty, waxy undertone. Sweeter and rounder than gamma-nonalactone, with a smooth dairy-like warmth that blends easily into gourmand and skin-musk accords.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
5 / 10
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chemicals · No. 2680

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 1174.

harshherbaceoussweetherbalgrasshay
MW
128.17
BP
208°C
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Sp.Gr.
1
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Appearance

Colorless or almost colorless oily liquid.

Solubility

Practically insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Rather harsh-herbaceous odor, yet with sweet-herbal notes, sometimes described as the odor of grass and hay at the same time.

Production

Produced from Ethylene oxide and n-Propyl malonic ester.

Identity
Aliases · 3
alpha-n-HeptyllactoneHeptanoliden-Heptalactone
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