CHEBI:89561 - butyl hexanoate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:89561
ChEBI Namebutyl hexanoate
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DefinitionA hexanoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of the carboxy group of hexanoic acid (caproic acid) with butan-1-ol. It is a volatile compound found in apples and peaches.
Last Modified10 September 2020
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FormulaC10H20O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass172.268
Monoisotopic Mass172.14633
SMILESCCCCCC(=O)OCCCC
InChIInChI=1S/C10H20O2/c1-3-5-7-8-10(11)12-9-6-4-2/h3-9H2,1-2H3
InChIKeyRPRPDTXKGSIXMD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) faeces (UBERON:0001988) PubMed (17314143)
Cerasus humilis (ncbitaxon:434060) - PubMed (27664650)
Crataegus mollis (ncbitaxon:36593) - PubMed (29923080)
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.
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
insect attractant  A chemical that attracts insects.
Application:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
butyl hexanoate (CHEBI:89561) has functional parent butan-1-ol (CHEBI:28885)
butyl hexanoate (CHEBI:89561) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
butyl hexanoate (CHEBI:89561) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
butyl hexanoate (CHEBI:89561) has role insect attractant (CHEBI:24850)
butyl hexanoate (CHEBI:89561) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
butyl hexanoate (CHEBI:89561) is a hexanoate ester (CHEBI:87656)
butyl hexanoate (CHEBI:89561) is a volatile organic compound (CHEBI:134179)
IUPAC Name 
butyl hexanoate
Synonyms  Source
butyl ester of hexanoic acidNIST Chemistry WebBook
n-butyl n-hexanoateNIST Chemistry WebBook
butyl caproateChemIDplus
n-caproic acid n-butyl esterNIST Chemistry WebBook
n-butyl caproateNIST Chemistry WebBook
n-butyl hexanoateChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
butyl hexanoateUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
HMDB0040211HMDB
FDB019923FooDB
LMFA07010436LIPID MAPS
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1754426Reaxys
CAS:626-82-4ChemIDplus
CAS:626-82-4NIST Chemistry WebBook
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