CHEBI:87683 - isobutyl butyrate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:87683
ChEBI Nameisobutyl butyrate
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DefinitionA butyrate ester resulting from the formal condensation of butanoic acid with isobutanol. It is used as a food flavour ingredient for apple, banana, peach and pinapple flavours in ice cream and confectionery.
Last Modified31 July 2016
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FormulaC8H16O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass144.214
Monoisotopic Mass144.11503
SMILESCCCC(=O)OCC(C)C
InChIInChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-4-5-8(9)10-6-7(2)3/h7H,4-6H2,1-3H3
InChIKeyRGFNRWTWDWVHDD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Gallus gallus (ncbitaxon:9031) - PubMed (27439360)
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
Application:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
isobutyl butyrate (CHEBI:87683) has functional parent isobutanol (CHEBI:46645)
isobutyl butyrate (CHEBI:87683) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
isobutyl butyrate (CHEBI:87683) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
isobutyl butyrate (CHEBI:87683) is a butyrate ester (CHEBI:50477)
IUPAC Name 
2-methylpropyl butanoate
Synonyms  Source
2-methylpropyl butanoateNIST Chemistry WebBook
isobutyl butanoateChemIDplus
butanoic acid, methyl propyl esterNIST Chemistry WebBook
Butyric acid, isobutyl esterHMDB
butanoic acid, isobutyl esterChemIDplus
isobutyl butyrateChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
HMDB0034161HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1747322Reaxys
CAS:539-90-2ChemIDplus
CAS:539-90-2NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations