Also known as: 5-Ethyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one, 2(3H)-Furanone, 5-ethyldihydro-, 5-17-09-00040, BRN 0107260, EINECS 211-778-8 (+15 more)
CAS 695-06-7
Gamma-Caprolactone (CAS 695-06-7) is a chemical substance. Key regulatory status: REACH registered, 6 regulatory/inventory lists, cosmetic ingredient cross-reference; source data from EPA CPDat, AICIS, ECHA REACH.
CAS, identifiers, formula, and alternate names for the matched substance record.
Industrial and product-use categories associated with this substance.
Inventory, screening, and regulatory list matches from public chemical databases.
| List | Keyword | Source |
|---|---|---|
| inert_ingredient; non_food_use; Pesticides | EPA | CPCat |
| artificial_saliva; detected; emissions; Europe; Toys and children's products | Danish Environmental Protection Agency | Danish EPA |
| IFRA Transparency | IFRA | IFRA |
| food_additive; Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS) (2/2019) | FDA | United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
| SCIL (9/2019) | USEPA | Safer Chemical Ingredients List |
| Europe | European Commission | Fl@vis |
Registration status from the ECHA REACH registered substances database.
| Status | Name | EC Number | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered | Hexan-4-olide | 211-778-8 | ECHA overview → |
Australian industrial chemicals inventory status and applicable conditions.
Same-CAS cosmetic ingredient record for cross-vertical context.
Same-CAS pharmaceutical records from drug and bioactivity sources.
Same-CAS cannabis compliance and lab records where available.
1 cannabis record found in efsa substances.
View full cannabis profile →Gamma-Caprolactone appears on 6 regulatory/inventory lists including inert_ingredient; non_food_use; Pesticides, artificial_saliva; detected; emissions; Europe; Toys and children's products, IFRA Transparency, and 3 more. Source: EPA CPDat.
Yes, Gamma-Caprolactone is also indexed as a cosmetic ingredient under the name Gamma-Caprolactone. View the full cosmetic safety profile on the ingredient page for detailed safety data, SCCS opinions, and regulatory status.
Safety data is sourced from EPA CPDat, AICIS (Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme), EPA DSSTox, ECHA REACH, CosIng / Ingredients DB, ChEMBL / DailyMed, cannabis regulatory/lab databases. All data traces to primary regulatory sources and is updated from official government databases.
Gamma-Caprolactone also appears in cosmetics, pharmaceutical, cannabis databases.