trans-3-Methyl-4-decanolide is a chemical compound with formula , found in clary sage,B. Maurer and A. Mauser (1983), New constituents of clary sage oil. IXth Int. Congr. Essent. Oils, Book 3, pages 69-76 in the juice of the blood orange, and in the extract of mandarin peel. It is a lactone with coconut-like odor.
The cis isomer is found in an African orchid.R. Kaiser (1993), The Scent of Orchids,page 191. Elsevier
See also trans-3-Methyl-4-octanolide, flavor component of oak-aged liquors.
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