(4R,5R)-rel-5-Butyldihydro-4-methyl-2(3H)-Furanone
[CAS# 55013-32-6]

Identification

• Name: (4R,5R)-rel-5-Butyldihydro-4-methyl-2(3H)-Furanone
• Synonyms: (4R,5R)-5-Butyl-4-Methyl-Tetrahydrofuran-2-One; (4R,5R)-5-Butyl-4-Methyl-2-Tetrahydrofuranone; (4R,5R)-5-Butyl-4-Methyl-Oxolan-2-One
• Molecular Formula: C₉H₁₆O₂
• Molecular Weight: 156.22
• CAS Registry Number: 55013-32-6
• SMILES: [C@@H]1(OC(C[C@H]1C)=O)CCCC
• InChI: 1S/C9H16O2/c1-3-4-5-8-7(2)6-9(10)11-8/h7-8H,3-6H2,1-2H3/t7-,8-/m1/s1
• InChIKey: WNVCMFHPRIBNCW-HTQZYQBOSA-N

Properties

• Density: 0.936g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Boiling point: 246.52°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 95.645°C (Cal.)

References

• (1): Nessan J. Kerrigan, Panee C. Hutchison, Tom D. Heightman and David J. Procter. Development of a solid-phase ‘asymmetric resin-capture–release’ process: application of an ephedrine chiral resin in an approach to γ-butyrolactones, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2004, 2, 2476.