CHEBI:88452 - ethyl 2-methylbutyrate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:88452
ChEBI Nameethyl 2-methylbutyrate
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DefinitionA fatty acid ethyl ester obtained by the formal condensation of 2-methylbutyric acid with ethanol. It is a constituent of the aroma of wines, strawberries, blueberries, and apples.
Last Modified10 September 2020
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FormulaC7H14O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass130.187
Monoisotopic Mass130.09938
SMILESCCOC(=O)C(C)CC
InChIInChI=1S/C7H14O2/c1-4-6(3)7(8)9-5-2/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H3
InChIKeyHCRBXQFHJMCTLF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) faeces (UBERON:0001988) PubMed (17314143)
Artemisia annua (ncbitaxon:35608) leaf (BTO:0000713) DOI (10.1007/s11418-006-0112-9)
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
Applications:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
fragrance  A substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (CHEBI:88452) has functional parent 2-methylbutyric acid (CHEBI:37070)
ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (CHEBI:88452) has functional parent ethanol (CHEBI:16236)
ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (CHEBI:88452) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (CHEBI:88452) has role fragrance (CHEBI:48318)
ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (CHEBI:88452) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (CHEBI:88452) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (CHEBI:88452) is a fatty acid ethyl ester (CHEBI:78206)
ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (CHEBI:88452) is a volatile organic compound (CHEBI:134179)
IUPAC Name 
ethyl 2-methylbutanoate
Synonyms  Source
butyric acid, 2-methyl-, ethyl esterChemIDplus
ethyl α-methylbutyrateChemIDplus
2-methylbutanoic acid ethyl esterHMDB
butanoic acid, 2-methyl-, ethyl esterChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
ethyl 2-methylbutanoateUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00030220KNApSAcK
HMDB0033745HMDB
FDB011877FooDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1720887Reaxys
CAS:7452-79-1ChemIDplus
CAS:7452-79-1NIST Chemistry WebBook
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