4-Hydroxybutanoic acid lactone

At a glance

According to The Good Scents Company, this material has an odor type of creamy, with descriptor tags: creamy, oily, fatty, caramellic, creamy, oily, fatty. (CAS 96-48-0)

Category
⚗️ Synthetic
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Lactone
CAS number
96-48-0
Profile
creamy, oily, fatty, caramellic, creamy, oily, fatty
IFRA status
Not restricted
● drafted · last checked 2026-09-01