Showing Compound Methyl (±)-2-Methylbutanoate (FDB000967)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation date

2010-04-08 22:04:47 UTC

Update date

2025-11-18 22:26:50 UTC

Primary ID

FDB000967

Secondary Accession Numbers

FDB009847

Chemical Information

FooDB Name

Methyl (±)-2-Methylbutanoate

Description

Methyl (S)-2-Methylbutanoate belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty acid esters. These are carboxylic ester derivatives of a fatty acid. Based on a literature review a small amount of articles have been published on Methyl (S)-2-Methylbutanoate.

CAS Number

53955-81-0

Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Synonym	Source
Methyl (S)-2-methylbutanoic acid	Generator
FEMA 2719	HMDB
Methyl 2-methylbutyrate	HMDB
Methyl (±)-2-methylbutanoic acid	Generator
(±)-2-Methylbutanoic acid methyl ester	manual

Predicted Properties

Property	Value	Source
Water Solubility	10.3 g/L	ALOGPS
logP	1.81	ALOGPS
logP	1.61	ChemAxon
logS	-1	ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Basic)	-7.1	ChemAxon
Physiological Charge	0	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count	1	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count	0	ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area	26.3 Å²	ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count	3	ChemAxon
Refractivity	31.22 m³·mol⁻¹	ChemAxon
Polarizability	13.05 Å³	ChemAxon
Number of Rings	0	ChemAxon
Bioavailability	Yes	ChemAxon
Rule of Five	Yes	ChemAxon
Ghose Filter	No	ChemAxon
Veber's Rule	Yes	ChemAxon
MDDR-like Rule	No	ChemAxon

Chemical Formula

C6H12O2

IUPAC name

methyl 2-methylbutanoate

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-4-5(2)6(7)8-3/h5H,4H2,1-3H3

InChI Key

OCWLYWIFNDCWRZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Isomeric SMILES

CCC(C)C(=O)OC

Average Molecular Weight

116.1583

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

116.083729628

Classification

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty acid esters. These are carboxylic ester derivatives of a fatty acid.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Lipids and lipid-like molecules

Class

Fatty Acyls

Sub Class

Fatty acid esters

Direct Parent

Fatty acid esters

Alternative Parents

Substituents

Fatty acid ester
Methyl ester
Carboxylic acid ester
Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
Carboxylic acid derivative
Organic oxygen compound
Organic oxide
Hydrocarbon derivative
Organooxygen compound
Carbonyl group
Aliphatic acyclic compound

Molecular Framework

Aliphatic acyclic compounds

External Descriptors

Not Available

Ontology

Disposition

Route of exposure:

Enteral:

Ingestion

Source:

Biological:

Biological location:

Biofluid and excreta:

Subcellular:

Cell and elements:

Extracellular

Process

Naturally occurring process:

Biological process:

Biochemical process:

Chemical reaction:

Lipid peroxidation

Biochemical pathway:

Lipid metabolism pathway

Cellular process:

Cell signaling

Role

Industrial application:

Biological role:

Physico-Chemical Properties

Physico-Chemical Properties - Experimental

Property	Value	Reference
Physical state	Not Available
Physical Description	Not Available
Mass Composition	C 62.04%; H 10.41%; O 27.55%	DFC
Melting Point	Not Available
Boiling Point	Bp 115°	DFC
Experimental Water Solubility	Not Available
Experimental logP	Not Available
Experimental pKa	Not Available
Isoelectric point	Not Available
Charge	Not Available
Optical Rotation	Not Available
Spectroscopic UV Data	Not Available
Density	d 0.88	DFC
Refractive Index	n20D 1.3930	DFC

Spectra

EI-MS/GC-MS

Type	Description	Splash Key	View
GC-MS	Methyl (±)-2-Methylbutanoate, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrum	splash10-052r-9000000000-8e5fb68d71a8de2419d0	Spectrum
GC-MS	Methyl (±)-2-Methylbutanoate, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrum	splash10-052r-9000000000-8e5fb68d71a8de2419d0	Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS	Methyl (±)-2-Methylbutanoate, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positive	splash10-056r-9100000000-19e91320b13f218d3438	Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS	Methyl (±)-2-Methylbutanoate, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positive	Not Available	Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS	Methyl (±)-2-Methylbutanoate, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positive	Not Available	Spectrum

MS/MS

Type	Description	Splash Key	View
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive	splash10-014i-4900000000-131c7463fbd9c963d8e5	2015-04-24	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive	splash10-0670-9300000000-645f3d6e276e1a6012c3	2015-04-24	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive	splash10-0a4i-9000000000-1630de3ea0b57e9781a2	2015-04-24	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative	splash10-014i-1900000000-2df58fd7576b778a238b	2015-04-25	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative	splash10-014i-5900000000-5f8d350647266b53d2c2	2015-04-25	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative	splash10-0a4i-9000000000-0f3a893ae66a37ddcdda	2015-04-25	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative	splash10-0159-6900000000-ec1e8665c8cf716d7ecc	2021-09-25	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative	splash10-0159-9500000000-d20b28d63b8c1457ca04	2021-09-25	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative	splash10-0a4i-9000000000-cd21daff68d76ba2326c	2021-09-25	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive	splash10-00ri-9200000000-d5663fc1902f18efddb7	2021-09-25	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive	splash10-0a4i-9000000000-810b55a9c8c7f82a6e3a	2021-09-25	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive	splash10-0a4l-9000000000-00be282ac3c9a2cad484	2021-09-25	View Spectrum

NMR

Not Available

External Links

ChemSpider ID

12788

ChEMBL ID

CHEMBL2287316

KEGG Compound ID

Not Available

Pubchem Compound ID

13357

Pubchem Substance ID

Not Available

ChEBI ID

Not Available

Phenol-Explorer ID

Not Available

DrugBank ID

Not Available

HMDB ID

HMDB0029762

CRC / DFC (Dictionary of Food Compounds) ID

DCL63-Q:BOD82-R

EAFUS ID

Not Available

Dr. Duke ID

Not Available

BIGG ID

Not Available

KNApSAcK ID

Not Available

HET ID

Not Available

Food Biomarker Ontology

Not Available

VMH ID

Not Available

Flavornet ID

Not Available

GoodScent ID

Not Available

SuperScent ID

Not Available

Wikipedia ID

Not Available

Phenol-Explorer Metabolite ID

Not Available

Duplicate IDS

Not Available

Old DFC IDS

Not Available

Associated Foods

Food	Content Range	Average	Reference
Food			Reference

Biological Effects and Interactions

Health Effects / Bioactivities

Not Available

Enzymes

Not Available

Pathways

Not Available

Metabolism

Not Available

Biosynthesis

Not Available

Organoleptic Properties

Flavours

Not Available

Files

MSDS

Not Available

References

Synthesis Reference

Not Available

General Reference

Not Available

Content Reference

Showing Compound Methyl (±)-2-Methylbutanoate (FDB000967)

Structure for FDB000967 (Methyl (±)-2-Methylbutanoate)