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CHEBI:51603 - 2-methylbenzoxazole

ChEBI IDCHEBI:51603
ChEBI Name2-methylbenzoxazole
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DefinitionA member of the class of 1,3-benzoxazoles that is 1,3-benzoxazole substituted by a methyl group at position 2.
Last Modified24 April 2014
SubmitterInma Spiteri
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC8H7NO
Net Charge0
Average Mass133.150
Monoisotopic Mass133.05276
SMILESCc1nc2ccccc2o1
InChIInChI=1S/C8H7NO/c1-6-9-7-4-2-3-5-8(7)10-6/h2-5H,1H3
InChIKeyDQSHFKPKFISSNM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
Applications:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
fluorochrome  A fluorescent dye used to stain biological specimens.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
2-methylbenzoxazole (CHEBI:51603) has parent hydride 1,3-benzoxazole (CHEBI:38814)
2-methylbenzoxazole (CHEBI:51603) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
2-methylbenzoxazole (CHEBI:51603) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
2-methylbenzoxazole (CHEBI:51603) is a 1,3-benzoxazoles (CHEBI:51548)
IUPAC Name 
2-methyl-1,3-benzoxazole
Synonyms  Source
2-MethylbenzoxazolChemIDplus
Benzoxazole, 2-methyl-ChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
US5151523Patent
HMDB0032390HMDB
EP0447965Patent
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:112297Reaxys
CAS:95-21-6ChemIDplus
CAS:95-21-6NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations