trans-3-Methyl-4-octanolide
trans-3-Methyl-4-octanolide, also called trans-β-methyl-γ-octalactone is a chemical compound of the lactone family with formula C
9H
16O
2. It exists in two stereoisomers: (3R,4S) and (3S,4R).
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(4R,5S)-5-butyl-4-methyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one | |
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Molar mass | 156.222 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The (3S,4R) form is found in whiskey and other alcoholic beverages that have been aged in oak barrels, together with the more important cis isomer.[1][2] It has a coconut, celery or fresh wood aroma, that can be detected by humans at the concentration of 20 μg/L in air.[3] A mixture of the cis and trans isomers is repellent for mosquitos and flies.[4]
The (3S,4R) isomer is extracted by the alcoholic beverage from some precursor substances in the oak wood.[5] It can be synthesized in various ways.[3][6][7]
See also
- cis-3-Methyl-4-octanolide, the more important stereoisomer
- 3-Methyl-4-octanolide, cis and trans isomers.
References
- "Aromas and Flavours". Wine-Pages.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- Hans-Dieter Belitz, Peter Schieberle, and Werner Grosch (2004) Food Chemistry, page 383. Springer, ISBN 3-540-40818-5
- Eric Masson, Raymond Baumes, Christine Le Guernevé, and Jean-Louis Puech (2000) Identification of a Precursor of β-Methyl-γ-octalactone in the Wood of Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.). J. Agric. Food Chem. volume 48, pages 4306-4309
- Yukio Suzuki, Wakako Mori, Hiroyuki Ishizone, Koichi Naito, and Toshio Honda (1992) Concise Enantiospecific Syntheses of (+)-Eldanolide and (−)-cis-Whisky Lactone. Tetrahedron letters, volume 33, pages 4931-4932 doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)61237-6
- Masuda and Nishimura (1971), Branched nonalactones from some Quercus species. Phytochemistry, volume 10, pages 1401-1402.
- Hisashi Nishikori, Katsuji Ito, and Tsutomu Katsuki (1998) A short-step synthesis of trans-whisky lactone by an asymmetric Michael reaction. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, volume 9, pages 1165–1170.
- Katsuji Ito, Miwa Yoshitake and Tsutomu Katsuki (1995), Enantioselective Synthesis of trans-Whisky Lactone by Using Newly Developed Asymmetric Ring Expansion Reaction of Oxetane as a Key Step. Chemistry Letters, volume 24, issue 11, page 1027 doi:10.1246/cl.1995.1027
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