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Product Details
Description |
y-Heptalactone has a sweet, nut-like, caramel odor and a malty, caramel, sweet, herbaceous taste. This substance may be obtained in low yields by hydrogenation of ethyl P-furylacrylate;1 by lactoniation of heptenoic acid; also by condensation of methylacrylate butyl alcohol using a catalyst. |
Chemical Properties |
γ-Heptalactone has a sweet, coconut-like, caramel and a malty, caramel, sweet odor, and herbaceous taste. |
Occurrence |
Reported found in green tea, asparagus, beer, strawberry, peach and beef |
Uses |
Food additive. |
Preparation |
Obtained in low yields by hydrogenation of ethyl β-furylacrylate; by lactoniation of heptonic acid; also by condensation of methylacrylate butyl alcohol using a catalyst. |
Aroma threshold values |
Detection: 400 ppb. |
Taste threshold values |
Taste characteristics at 15 ppm: sweet, lactonic, creamy, coconut and coumarin, with milky and tobacco Nuances. |
Synthesis Reference(s) |
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 99, p. 7360, 1977 DOI: 10.1021/ja00464a048 |
General Description |
γ-Heptalactone is a volatile flavor compound found in mangoes, strawberries, pineapples as well as in some dairy products. It is used as a flavoring agent in the food and cosmetic industry. |
Hazard |
A skin irritant. |
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Conditions | Yield |
---|---|
With
sodium persulfate; silver nitrate; copper(II) sulfate;
In
water;
at 60 ℃;
for 3h;
Product distribution;
|
32 % Chromat. 24 % Chromat. |
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Conditions | Yield |
---|---|
With
sodium persulfate;
In
water;
at 85 - 90 ℃;
for 5h;
|
45% 17% |
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