Names
Preferred IUPAC name 5-Butyloxolan-2-one
Other names 2(3H)-Furanone, 5-butyldihydro-; 4-Octanolide; 5-Butyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone; (R/S)-γ-octalactone; 5-Butyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one; 4-Hydroxyoctanoic acid lactone; γ-Octanolactone; γ-Octalactone; Octan-4-olide; Octanoic acid 4-hydroxy-γ-lactone; γ-Octanolide; γ-Butyl-γ-butyrolactone; γ-Butylbutyrolactone; 4-Butyl-γ-butyrolactone; 5-Butyltetrahydro-2-furanone; γ-n-Butyl-γ-butyrolactone; Octanoic acid, γ lactone; Octanolide-1,4; 2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-5-butyl-; 4-Hydroxyoctanoic acid, γ-lactone; NSC 24270; Octanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, lactone
Identifiers
CAS NumberY
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EC Number203-208-1
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InChI InChI=1S/C8H14O2/c1-2-3-4-7-5-6-8(9)10-7/h7H,2-6H2,1H3Key: IPBFYZQJXZJBFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CCCCC1CCC(=O)O1
Properties
Chemical formulaC8H14O2
Molar mass142.198 g·mol−1
Appearancecolorless solid
Density0.9703 g/cm³
Melting point91 °C (196 °F; 364 K)
Boiling point234 °C (453 °F; 507 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references