Delta-Decalactone

Molecular & Flavor Profile
Common name: Delta-Decalactone
IUPAC name: 6-pentyloxan-2-one
SMILES: CCCCCC1CCCC(=O)O1
CAS: 705-86-2
Flavor Profile: peach, butter, coconut, apricot, fresh, oily, creamy, plum, sweet, fruity, dairy
FEMA Flavor Profile: Coconut
FEMA Number: 2361
Taste: Not Available
Odor: Not Available
Functional Groups: carboxylic acid derivative, carboxylic acid ester, lactone, heterocyclic compound
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External IDs  

PubChem ID: 12810
FooDB ID: FDB016109
SuperSweet ID: NA
BitterDB ID: NA

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Entities that contain Delta-Decalactone

  • Rum
  • Butter
  • Other Cheeses
  • Swiss Cheese
  • Milk
  • Milk Powder
  • Apricot
  • Coconut
  • Mango
  • Peach
  • Bilberry
  • Raspberry
  • Strawberry
  • Mutton

Physicochemical Properties

  • Molecular weight: 170.252 g/mol
  • HBD count: 0
  • HBA count: 2
  • Number of rotatable bonds: 4
  • Complexity: 143.0
  • Topological Polor Surface Area: 26.3 A^2
  • Monoisotopic Mass: 170.131 g/mol
  • Exact Mass: 170.131 g/mol
  • XlogP: 2.5
  • Charge: 0 C(coulomb)
  • Heavy Atom Count: 12
  • Atom Stereocenter Count: 1
  • Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 1
  • Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
  • Isotope Atom Count: 0
  • Covalently Bonded Unit Count: 1
  • InChI: InChI=1S/C10H18O2/c1-2-3-4-6-9-7-5-8-10(11)12-9/h9H,2-8H2,1H3
  • Volume 3D: 143.9

Nomenclature

  • Common name: Delta-Decalactone
  • IUPAC name: 6-pentyloxan-2-one
  • CAS numbers: 705-86-2
  • SMILES: CCCCCC1CCCC(=O)O1
  • InChI: InChI=1S/C10H18O2/c1-2-3-4-6-9-7-5-8-10(11)12-9/h9H,2-8H2,1H3
  • FlavorDB/FEMA name: δ-DECALACTONE
  • Synonyms: delta-Decalactone; Decanolide-1,4; γ-n-Butyrolactone; 5-Hydroxy-decanoic acid,. δ-lactone; delta-Dodecalactone; Dodecanoic acid, 5-hydroxy-, delta-lactone; Dodecan-5-olide; Amyl-delta-valerolactone; Decan-5-olide; 2H-Pyran-2-one, 6-pen-tyl; Tetrahydro-6-pentyl-2H-pyran-2-one
  • FL number: 10.007
  • NAS number: 2361
  • CoE number: 621
  • EINECS number: 211-889-1
  • JECFA number: 232

Description

  • Flavor profile: peach, butter, coconut, apricot, fresh, oily, creamy, plum, sweet, fruity, dairy
  • FooDB flavor profile: peach, butter, coconut, apricot, fresh, oily, creamy, plum, sweet, fruity, dairy
  • FEMA flavor profile: Coconut
  • Functional groups: carboxylic acid derivative, carboxylic acid ester, lactone, heterocyclic compound
  • Bitter compound: No
  • Source description: δ-Decalactone has an oily, peach odor and taste

Regulatory Status

  • CoE status: 20 ppm
  • FDA status: 21 CFR 172.515
  • JECFA status: Acceptable. No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavoring agent (1997)

Aroma/Taste Threshold Values

  • Aroma threshold values: 100 ppb
  • Taste threshold values: Taste characteristics at 2 ppm; waxy, coconut, lactonic, fatty, creamy, nutty and fruity

Natural Occurence

  • Occurrence summary: Naturally occurring; Reported in 14 FlavorDB source entities
  • Source entity count: 14
  • Representative sources: Rum, Butter, Other Cheeses, Swiss Cheese, Milk, Milk Powder, Apricot, Coconut, Mango, Peach
  • Documented natural occurrence: Reported found in rum, coconut, raspberry, apricot, bilberry, peach, strawberry, Swiss cheese, other cheeses, butter, milk, milk powder, mutton fat, mango and nectarine

Composition

  • Molecular formula: C10H18O2
  • Molecular composition: C: 0.705, H: 0.107, O: 0.188
  • Number of atoms: 12

ADMET Properties

  • ADMET Solubility: -3.205
  • ADMET Solubility Level: 3.0
  • ADMET BBB: 0.359
  • ADMET BBB Level: 1.0
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic: -18.8384
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic prediction md: False
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic applicability: All properties and OPS components are within expected ranges.
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic applicability md: 7.35815
  • ADMET EXT Hepatotoxic applicability mdpvalue: 0.9821200000000001
  • ADMET Absorption Level: 0.0
  • ADMET EXT PPB: 0.580242
  • ADMET EXT PPB prediction: True
  • ADMET EXT PPB applicability: All properties and OPS components are within expected ranges.
  • ADMET EXT PPB applicability md: 10.7702
  • ADMET EXT PPB applicability mdpvalue: 0.606162
  • ADMET unknown AlogP98: 0.0
  • ADMET AlogP98: 3.002
  • ADMET PSA 2D: 26.23

2D/3D Properties

  • Number of atoms: 12
  • Molecular formula: C10H18O2
  • Molecular composition: C: 0.705, H: 0.107, O: 0.188
  • Molecular mass: 170.13099999999997 g/mol
  • Energy: 13.33 Kcal/M
  • AlogP: 3.002
  • LogD: 3.002
  • Molecular Solubilty: -2.662
  • Number of aromatic bonds: 0
  • Number of aromatic rings: 0
  • Number of H acceptor: 2
  • Number of H acceptor lipinski: 2
  • Number of H donor: 0
  • Number of H donor lipinski: 0
  • Number of H bonds: 0
  • Number of rings: 1
  • Surface area(SA): 196.22 A^2
  • Molecular SASA(Solvent accessible SA): 379.74699999999996 A^2
  • Radius of gyration: 1.61642 A
  • Molecular 3D SASA: 338.47900000000004 A^2

Consumption

  • Consumption: 36166.67 lb
  • Individual intake: 0.03064 mg/kg/day
  • Trade association guidelines: 3.556 mg
  • IOFI: Natural

Specifications

  • Specifications: (JECFA, 1998); Acid value (max); 5.0; Boiling point; 281°C; Appearance; Colorless liquid; Refractive index; 1.456–1.459 (20°C); Assay (min); 98%; Solubility; Very soluble in alcohol and propylene ; glycol; insoluble in water

Reported Uses

  • Reported uses (ppm): (FEMA, 1994)
  • Food category usual/max:
    Food categoryUsual (ppm)Max (ppm)
    Alcoholic beverages3.006.50
    Gelatins, puddings14.6429.62
    Baked goods13.5226.40
    Gravies4.008.00
    Confection, frosting0.505.00
    Nonalcoholic beverages5.3313.69
    Fats, oils9.0619.70
    Soft candy13.2725.63
    Frozen dairy18.7837.06
    Sweet sauce0.130.13

Synthesis

  • Synthesis: From hexylethylene oxide and sodium malonic ester; also from decanoic acid

Physical-Chemical Characteristics

  • Empirical formula / MW: C10H18O2/170.25CH3OO

Details of "Molecular & Flavor Profile" and physicochemical properties were obtained from PubChem Substance & Compound Databases, FooDB, Flavornet, SuperSweet, and BitterDB. 2D/3D and ADMET properties were obtained with Discovery Studio.