CHEBI:46477 - methyl vanillate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:46477
ChEBI Namemethyl vanillate
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DefinitionA benzoate ester that is the methyl ester of vanillic acid.
Last Modified2 June 2025
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FormulaC9H10O4
Net Charge0
Average Mass182.175
Monoisotopic Mass182.05791
SMILESCOC(=O)c1ccc(O)c(OC)c1
InChIInChI=1S/C9H10O4/c1-12-8-5-6(9(11)13-2)3-4-7(8)10/h3-5,10H,1-2H3
InChIKeyBVWTXUYLKBHMOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
antioxidant  A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Role:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
methyl vanillate (CHEBI:46477) has functional parent vanillic acid (CHEBI:30816)
methyl vanillate (CHEBI:46477) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
methyl vanillate (CHEBI:46477) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
methyl vanillate (CHEBI:46477) is a aromatic ether (CHEBI:35618)
methyl vanillate (CHEBI:46477) is a benzoate ester (CHEBI:36054)
methyl vanillate (CHEBI:46477) is a phenols (CHEBI:33853)
Incoming Relation(s)
methyl 4-acetoxy-3-methoxybenzoate (CHEBI:86557) has functional parent methyl vanillate (CHEBI:46477)
IUPAC Name 
methyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate
Synonyms  Source
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid methyl esterChemIDplus
methyl 3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzoateChemIDplus
methyl vanillic acidChEBI
Vanillic acid, methyl esterChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00030768KNApSAcK
DB08711DrugBank
FDB029771FooDB
HMDB0240266HMDB
VXXPDBeChem
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1369113Reaxys
CAS:3943-74-6ChemIDplus
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