CHEBI:77322 - methyl hexanoate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:77322
ChEBI Namemethyl hexanoate
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DefinitionA fatty acid methyl ester derived from hexanoic (caproic acid).
Last Modified23 October 2015
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FormulaC7H14O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass130.187
Monoisotopic Mass130.09938
SMILESCCCCCC(=O)OC
InChIInChI=1S/C7H14O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7(8)9-2/h3-6H2,1-2H3
InChIKeyNUKZAGXMHTUAFE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
Application:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
methyl hexanoate (CHEBI:77322) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
methyl hexanoate (CHEBI:77322) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
methyl hexanoate (CHEBI:77322) is a fatty acid methyl ester (CHEBI:4986)
methyl hexanoate (CHEBI:77322) is a hexanoate ester (CHEBI:87656)
Incoming Relation(s)
methyl 6-(pentacyclo[6.4.0.02,7.03,6.09,12]dodec-4-yl)hexanoate (CHEBI:132929) has functional parent methyl hexanoate (CHEBI:77322)
IUPAC Name 
methyl hexanoate
Synonyms  Source
Methyl hexylateChemIDplus
Methyl n-hexanoateChemIDplus
Methyl hexoateChemIDplus
Hexanoic acid, methyl esterChemIDplus
Methyl caproateChemIDplus
Caproic acid, methyl esterNIST Chemistry WebBook
Manual XrefsDatabases
HMDB0035238HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1744683Reaxys
CAS:106-70-7ChemIDplus
CAS:106-70-7NIST Chemistry WebBook
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