Sugar lactone

CAS Number: 28664-35-9

Molecular Formula: C6H8O3

About Sugar lactone

Sotolone CAS 28664-35-9 is increasingly utilized within the API intermediates market as a high purity fine chemical for the synthesis of complex pharmaceutical molecules and chiral building blocks, often requiring custom synthesis services to meet rigorous 99% purity standards for medical-grade applications. Caramel fu...

Sugar lactone Specifications

CAS Number

28664-35-9

Molecular Formula

C6H8O3

Molecular Weight

128.13 g/mol

IUPAC Name

3-Hydroxy-4,5-dimethylfuran-2(5H)-one

Canonical SMILES

CC1C(=C(C(=O)O1)O)C

InChI Key

UNYNVICDCJHOPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS Number

28664-35-9

Molecular Formula

C6H8O3

Molecular Weight

128.13 g/mol

IUPAC Name

3-Hydroxy-4,5-dimethylfuran-2(5H)-one

Canonical SMILES

CC1C(=C(C(=O)O1)O)C

InChI Key

UNYNVICDCJHOPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Molecular Weight

128.13 g/mol

Flavoring Agent

A remarkably potent aroma compound utilized in the food and beverage industry to impart sweet, burnt-sugar, maple, and caramel notes in products such as artificial syrups, brown sugar, and berry flavors

Fragrance Ingredient

A high-impact aroma chemical employed in perfumery as a key component for amber, oriental, and gourmand compositions to add depth and warmth to tobacco, vanilla, and rum accords

Chemical Intermediate

A versatile building block in organic synthesis used for the development of modified carbohydrates, nucleosides, and pharmaceutical compounds

Analytical Standard

A high-purity reference material used in laboratory research and quality control for the identification and quantification of potent odorants in complex matrices like aged wines and tobacco.