FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Chemical: γ-caprolactone
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General Information
Name
γ-caprolactone
FlyBase ID
FBch0002149
ChEBI Name
gamma-caprolactone
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:85235
PubChem Name
gamma-Hexalactone
PubChem ID
CID:12756
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of gamma-caprolactone
γ-caprolactone
InChIKey

JBFHTYHTHYHCDJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A gamma-lactone that is oxolan-2-one substituted by an ethyl group at position 5. ChEBI: Gamma-caprolactone is a gamma-lactone that is oxolan-2-one substituted by an ethyl group at position 5. It has a role as a human blood serum metabolite.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (20)
Synonyms
2(3H)-Furanone, 5-ethyldihydro-
(PubChem, 2019-)
4-Ethyl-4-butanolide
(ChEBI, 2019-)
4-Hexanolide
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
4-Hydroxyhexanoic acid lactone
(ChEBI, 2019-)
5-Ethyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one
(PubChem, 2019-)
5-Ethyltetrahydro-2-furanone
(ChEBI, 2019-)
5-ethyloxolan-2-one
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
6-Caprolactone
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
695-06-7
(PubChem, 2019-)
Dihydro-5-ethyl-2(3H)-furanone
(ChEBI, 2019-)
PubChem:12756
(PubChem, 2019-)
Tonkalide
(PubChem, 2019-)
gamma-Caprolactone
(PubChem, 2019-)
gamma-Ethyl-n-butyrolactone
(ChEBI, 2019-)
gamma-Ethylbutyrolactone
(ChEBI, 2019-)
gamma-Hexalactone
(PubChem, 2019-)
gamma-Hexanolactone
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
gamma-hexalactone
(MacWilliam et al., 2018)
γ-caprolactone
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
γ-hexalactone
(Larter et al., 2016)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (4)