Valerolactone
- Benchmark: Benchmark 2
- Assessed: 2024-12-20
- Expires: 2029-12-20
Used primarily in Cosmetics & Personal Care, Food Contact & Additives, Solvents & Cleaning, and Tech, Energy & Fuel applications, Valerolactone is specifically used in additive, coupling agent, flavoring agent, fragrance, fuel, and solvent.
Valerolactone is produced from levulinic acid via hydrogenation followed by intramolecular
esterification through cyclization or via acid catalyzed dehydration to angelica-lactone followed by
hydrogenation (Sudipta et al. 2015).
Chemical Synonyms 2(3H)-Furanone, dihydr-5-methyl-; 2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-5-methyl-; 4-Hydroxypentanoic acid lactone; 4-Hydroxyvaleric acid lactone; 4-Methyl-4-hydroxybutanoic acid lactone; 4-Methyl-gammabutyrolactone; 4-Pentanolide; 4-Valerolactone; 5-Methyltetrahydro-2-furanone; Dihydro-5-methyl- 2(3H)-furanone; Pentanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, gamma-lactone; Pentanolide-1,4; Valeric acid, 4-hydroxy-, gamma-lactone (PubChem 2024).
Key Functions: Cosmetics & Personal Care, Food Contact & Additives, Solvents & Cleaning, Tech, Energy & Fuel