delta-Octalactone
At a glance
A light, creamy, coconut-like lactone used to add a delicate creaminess to fruity and gourmand compositions without the heaviness of larger lactones. It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.
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