Dihydro-5-propyl-2(3H)-furanone is a lactone.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 2 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
2 of 2 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Dihydro-5-propyl-2(3H)-furanone is a lactone.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII U4XIN3U7DH · registered name .GAMMA.-HEPTALACTONE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 105-21-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-279-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5047611
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3027611
- IUPAC
- 5-Propyloxolan-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C7H12O2
- Molecular weight
- 128.171 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Colorless liquid, [Aldrich MSDS] · colourless, slightly oily liquid with a coconut, sweet, malty, caramel odour
- Boiling point
- 61-62 °C (2 mmHg)
- Solubility
- miscible with alcohol and most fixed oils · (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.997-1.004 (20 °C)
- Vapour density
- 4.42
- Molecular weight
- 128.19
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 20 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.
- Fragrance18
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
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 1 studies
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- 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