ethyl benzoate (CHEBI:156074)

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ChEBI Name	ethyl benzoate

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:156074

Definition	A benzoate ester obtained by condensation of benzoic acid and ethanol. It is a volatile oil component found in ripe kiwifruit, cranberry juice, and palm kernel oil.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Submitter	Anne Morgat

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Formula

C9H10O2

Net Charge

Average Mass

150.177

Monoisotopic Mass

150.06808

InChI

InChI=1S/C9H10O2/c1-2-11-9(10)8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h3-7H,2H2,1H3

InChIKey

MTZQAGJQAFMTAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C=1C=CC(=CC1)C(=O)OCC

Metabolite of Species	Details
Vaccinium (NCBI:txid13749)	Identified in in cranberry juices. See: PubMed
Spondias pinnata (NCBI:txid1592062)	Found in fruit (BTO:0000486). Isolated from fruit peel. See: PubMed
Aquilaria sinensis (NCBI:txid210372)	Found in root (BTO:0001188). See: PubMed
Elaeis guineensis (NCBI:txid51953)	Found in seed (BTO:0001226). Found in palm kernel oil. See: DOI

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	flavouring agent A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food. volatile oil component Any plant metabolite that is found naturally as a component of a volatile oil.

Application(s):	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	ethyl benzoate (CHEBI:156074) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617) ethyl benzoate (CHEBI:156074) has role fragrance (CHEBI:48318) ethyl benzoate (CHEBI:156074) has role volatile oil component (CHEBI:27311) ethyl benzoate (CHEBI:156074) is a benzoate ester (CHEBI:36054) ethyl benzoate (CHEBI:156074) is a ethyl ester (CHEBI:23990)

IUPAC Name

ethyl benzoate

Last Modified

09 July 2020