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:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
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
Caproic acid, methyl esterNIST Chemistry WebBook
Hexanoic acid, methyl esterChemIDplus
Methyl caproateChemIDplus
Methyl capronateNIST Chemistry WebBook
Methyl hexoateChemIDplus
Methyl hexylateChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
HMDB0035238HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1744683Reaxys
CAS:106-70-7ChemIDplus
CAS:106-70-7NIST Chemistry WebBook
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