Quercuslactone a is a gamma-lactone.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII HKX8Y5BUAO · registered name 5-BUTYL-4-METHYLDIHYDRO-2(3H)-FURANONE · mixture
Quercuslactone a is a gamma-lactone.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
3-METHYL-GAMMA-OCTALACTONEINCI2(3H)-Furanone, 5-butyldihydro-4-methyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 39212-23-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 254-357-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID90865948
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID70213246
- IUPAC
- 5-Butyl-4-methyloxolan-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C9H16O2
- Molecular weight
- 156.225 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 6 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance4
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate2
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 2 studies
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · Japanese