CHEBI:52342 - ethyl formate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:52342
ChEBI Nameethyl formate
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DefinitionA formate ester resulting from the formal condensation of formic acid with ethanol.
Last Modified8 March 2017
SubmitterInma Spiteri
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FormulaC3H6O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass74.079
Monoisotopic Mass74.03678
SMILES[H]C(=O)OCC
InChIInChI=1S/C3H6O2/c1-2-5-3-4/h3H,2H2,1H3
InChIKeyWBJINCZRORDGAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
Application:
fumigant  A volatile or volatilizable chemical compound utilized for control of pests in buildings, soil, grain, as well as during processing of goods to be imported or exported to prevent transfer of exotic organisms.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
ethyl formate (CHEBI:52342) has role fumigant (CHEBI:39276)
ethyl formate (CHEBI:52342) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
ethyl formate (CHEBI:52342) is a ethyl ester (CHEBI:23990)
ethyl formate (CHEBI:52342) is a formate ester (CHEBI:52343)
IUPAC Name 
ethyl formate
Synonyms  Source
AethylformiatChemIDplus
AreginalChemIDplus
Carboxylic acid oxaethaneChemIDplus
Ethyle (formiate d')ChemIDplus
EthylformiaatChemIDplus
Ethyl formic esterChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
ethyl formateUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
CN1112546Patent
Ethyl_formateWikipedia
HMDB0031229HMDB
WO03061384Patent
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:906769Reaxys
CAS:109-94-4ChemIDplus
CAS:109-94-4NIST Chemistry WebBook
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