CHEBI:51603 - 2-methylbenzoxazole

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ChEBI Name 2-methylbenzoxazole
ChEBI ID CHEBI:51603
Definition A member of the class of 1,3-benzoxazoles that is 1,3-benzoxazole substituted by a methyl group at position 2.
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Formula C8H7NO
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 133.14732
Monoisotopic Mass 133.05276
InChI InChI=1S/C8H7NO/c1-6-9-7-4-2-3-5-8(7)10-6/h2-5H,1H3
InChIKey DQSHFKPKFISSNM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES Cc1nc2ccccc2o1
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): flavouring agent
A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
Application(s): fluorochrome
A fluorescent dye used to stain biological specimens.
flavouring agent
A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
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Outgoing 2-methylbenzoxazole (CHEBI:51603) has parent hydride 1,3-benzoxazole (CHEBI:38814)
2-methylbenzoxazole (CHEBI:51603) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
2-methylbenzoxazole (CHEBI:51603) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
2-methylbenzoxazole (CHEBI:51603) is a 1,3-benzoxazoles (CHEBI:51548)
IUPAC Name
2-methyl-1,3-benzoxazole
Synonyms Sources
2-Methylbenzoxazol ChemIDplus
Benzoxazole, 2-methyl- ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
EP0447965 Patent
HMDB0032390 HMDB
US5151523 Patent
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
112297 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
112297 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
95-21-6 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
95-21-6 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
Citation Waiting for Citations Type Source
21210064 PubMed citation Europe PMC
Last Modified
24 April 2014