Delta Decalactone

CAS: 705-86-2

BaseGourmand
Identifiers
Manufacturer
Firmenich
CAS number
705-86-2
CAS (all sources)
705-86-2
CAS (Perfumiarz)
705-86-2
CAS (PerfumersWorld)
2825-91-4
CAS (FraterWork)
705-86-2
CAS (EU Hekserij)
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CAS (TSCA Hekserij)
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INCI name (FraterWork)
DELTA-DECALACTONE
IUPAC name (FraterWork)
6-Pentyloxan-2-one
INCI (Hekserij)
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EC number (Hekserij)
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FEMA (Hekserij)
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UN number
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Synonyms (PerfumersWorld)
(R)-(+)-delta- decalactone : (R)-(+)-5- pentyl pentan-5-olide : (6R)-6-pentyloxan-2-one : (R)-(+)-5- pentylpentan-5-olide :
Synonyms (FraterWork)
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Scent profile
Note (Perfumiarz)
Base Note
Note type (FraterWork)
Base Note
Odour family (FraterWork)
Gourmand
Odour profile (FraterWork)
Delta decalactone has a powerful, sweet creamy-coconut aroma with a milky, buttery richness, subtle nutty-peach undertones, and a smooth lactonic drydown.
Longevity (FraterWork)
Lasts > 300 hours on a smelling strip.
Odor life hours (PerfumersWorld)
400
Relative odor impact (PerfumersWorld)
100
Appearance (FraterWork)
Clear liquid
Descriptions
Description
Delta Decalactone is a lactone characterized by an intense scent with a distinctly creamy, coconut-fruity profile. Its aroma is warm and sweet, evoking peaches and apricots. A dense, buttery texture is clearly perceptible, along with a subtle coconut nuance. It is used to enrich gourmand, tropical, and fruity accords with a velvety texture and deep, milky sweetness.
Odor description (Perfumiarz)
Delta Decalactone is a lactone characterized by an intense scent with a distinctly creamy, coconut-fruity profile. Its aroma is warm and sweet, evoking peaches and apricots. A dense, buttery texture is clearly perceptible, along with a subtle coconut nuance. It is used to enrich gourmand, tropical, and fruity accords with a velvety texture and deep, milky sweetness.
Odour (PerfumersWorld)
sweet fruity milk :
Description (PerfumersWorld)
Delta Decalactone has a sweet oily milky coconut fruity peach creamy dairy mangonectarine coumarin slightly raspberry odour.
Comment (FraterWork)
Delta decalactone is without doubt the most coconut-like of the common lactones. It opens with a rich, creamy sweetness—fresh coconut flesh, condensed milk, and a buttery smoothness that reads as immediately tropical and edible. Subtle peach and nutty undertones add complexity, but the overwhelming impression is pure, lush coconut cream. Use this lactone to build convincing coconut accords or to add creamy, milky body to white florals like gardenia, tuberose, and frangipani. It softens and naturalises synthetic sandalwood, rounds out peach and tropical fruit bases, and gives gourmand compositions that irresistible dessert-like richness—think coconut cream pie and vanilla ice cream. In musky skin-scent accords, it adds a warm, lactonic intimacy. DELTA DECALACTONE VS DELTA DODECALACTONE [https://fraterworks.com/products/delta-dodecalactone] Both are delta lactones with a creamy, coconut-milky character, but the two extra carbon atoms in delta dodecalactone shift its profile noticeably. Delta decalactone is the brighter, more overtly coconut of the pair—fresh coconut cream with a sweet, almost fruity lift. Delta dodecalactone is heavier, more buttery, and leans further into peach and dairy territory; think warm coconut butter rather than fresh coconut milk. The dodecalactone also has a more pronounced oily-fatty quality and a slightly metallic top note that the decalactone lacks. In practice, the two work beautifully together: the decalactone provides the recognisable coconut sparkle while the dodecalactone adds buttery depth and persistence beneath it. Use the decalactone when you want bright, clean coconut character; use the dodecalactone when you want richer, creamier dairy warmth. aromachem Best Seller lactone
Notes
Delta decalactone is without doubt the most coconut-like of the common lactones. It opens with a rich, creamy sweetness—fresh coconut flesh, condensed milk, and a buttery smoothness that reads as immediately tropical and edible. Subtle peach and nutty undertones add complexity, but the overwhelming impression is pure, lush coconut cream. Use this lactone to build convincing coconut accords or to add creamy, milky body to white florals like gardenia, tuberose, and frangipani. It softens and naturalises synthetic sandalwood, rounds out peach and tropical fruit bases, and gives gourmand compositions that irresistible dessert-like richness—think coconut cream pie and vanilla ice cream. In musky skin-scent accords, it adds a warm, lactonic intimacy. DELTA DECALACTONE VS DELTA DODECALACTONE [https://fraterworks.com/products/delta-dodecalactone] Both are delta lactones with a creamy, coconut-milky character, but the two extra carbon atoms in delta dodecalactone shift its profile noticeably. Delta decalactone is the brighter, more overtly coconut of the pair—fresh coconut cream with a sweet, almost fruity lift. Delta dodecalactone is heavier, more buttery, and leans further into peach and dairy territory; think warm coconut butter rather than fresh coconut milk. The dodecalactone also has a more pronounced oily-fatty quality and a slightly metallic top note that the decalactone lacks. In practice, the two work beautifully together: the decalactone provides the recognisable coconut sparkle while the dodecalactone adds buttery depth and persistence beneath it. Use the decalactone when you want bright, clean coconut character; use the dodecalactone when you want richer, creamier dairy warmth. aromachem Best Seller lactone
Usage
Perfume uses (PerfumersWorld)
dairynot found in nature : * Relative Odor Impact 100 * Odor Life on a smelling strip 400 hrs
Average use (FraterWork)
2.1% in a perfume compound
Uses (FraterWork)
Adds creamy coconut richness and milky lactonic body to tropical, floral, and gourmand compositions.
IFRA 51 (FraterWork)
No restriction for category 4

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