Showing Compound Ethyl (±)-2-methylpentanoate (FDB008204)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation date

2010-04-08 22:07:58 UTC

Update date

2025-11-18 23:07:46 UTC

Primary ID

FDB008204

Secondary Accession Numbers

Not Available

Chemical Information

FooDB Name

Ethyl (±)-2-methylpentanoate

Description

Ethyl (±)-2-methylpentanoate 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 Ethyl (±)-2-methylpentanoate.

CAS Number

39255-32-8

Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Synonym	Source
Ethyl (±)-2-methylpentanoic acid	Generator
Ethyl 2-methylpentanoate	HMDB
Ethyl 2-methylvalerate	HMDB
Ethyl alpha-methylvalerate	HMDB
FEMA 3488	HMDB
Manzanate	HMDB
Pentanoic acid, 2-methyl-, ethyl ester	HMDB
Ethyl 2-methylpentanoic acid	Generator
Ethyl (±)-2-methylpentanoate	manual
Ethyl α-methylvalerate	biospider

Predicted Properties

Property	Value	Source
Water Solubility	1.9 g/L	ALOGPS
logP	2.9	ALOGPS
logP	2.41	ChemAxon
logS	-1.9	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	5	ChemAxon
Refractivity	40.56 m³·mol⁻¹	ChemAxon
Polarizability	17.09 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

C8H16O2

IUPAC name

ethyl 2-methylpentanoate

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-4-6-7(3)8(9)10-5-2/h7H,4-6H2,1-3H3

InChI Key

HZPKNSYIDSNZKW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Isomeric SMILES

CCCC(C)C(=O)OCC

Average Molecular Weight

144.2114

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

144.115029756

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
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:

Animal

Biological location:

Biofluid and excreta:

Urine

Cell and elements:

Extracellular

Subcellular:

Process

Naturally occurring process:

Biological process:

Biochemical process:

Chemical reaction:

Lipid peroxidation

Biochemical pathway:

Lipid metabolism pathway

Cellular process:

Cell signaling

Role

Biological role:

Industrial application:

Food and nutrition:

Flavoring agent

Physico-Chemical Properties

Physico-Chemical Properties - Experimental

Property	Value	Reference
Physical state	Not Available
Physical Description	Not Available
Mass Composition	C 66.63%; H 11.18%; O 22.19%	DFC
Melting Point	Not Available
Boiling Point	Bp 153°	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	Not Available
Refractive Index	Not Available

Spectra

EI-MS/GC-MS

Type	Description	Splash Key	View
GC-MS	Ethyl (±)-2-methylpentanoate, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrum	splash10-0ukc-9300000000-fff4083f113472b3bf87	Spectrum
GC-MS	Ethyl (±)-2-methylpentanoate, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrum	splash10-0ukc-9300000000-fff4083f113472b3bf87	Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS	Ethyl (±)-2-methylpentanoate, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positive	splash10-00fu-9100000000-1ca46f7250f23e36739f	Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS	Ethyl (±)-2-methylpentanoate, 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	splash10-0002-3900000000-56fde623be3651ebefdd	2015-04-24	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive	splash10-0002-9300000000-16ae7c66f1f28ba112d5	2015-04-24	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive	splash10-0006-9000000000-ef08970682b6b1de1b36	2015-04-24	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative	splash10-0006-2900000000-10750bb804bef38baa25	2015-04-25	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative	splash10-0007-8900000000-8d84fd90ad0b5dbd8da3	2015-04-25	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative	splash10-00di-9100000000-62644d5d8a0dbc23aa7b	2015-04-25	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive	splash10-00di-9000000000-0a4432b061bf1f19b38a	2021-09-23	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive	splash10-00dl-9000000000-b18a9e86aa74de9ee0f2	2021-09-23	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive	splash10-0006-9000000000-4a1f5492d6c76be4c44a	2021-09-23	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative	splash10-014i-2900000000-f3515413539a5ddfe85c	2021-09-25	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative	splash10-0007-9700000000-c5261d17a1a04d4a5088	2021-09-25	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative	splash10-0006-9000000000-9d68b3722e1fc3955178	2021-09-25	View Spectrum

NMR

Not Available

External Links

ChemSpider ID

56627

ChEMBL ID

CHEMBL3186172

KEGG Compound ID

Not Available

Pubchem Compound ID

62902

Pubchem Substance ID

Not Available

ChEBI ID

Not Available

Phenol-Explorer ID

Not Available

DrugBank ID

Not Available

HMDB ID

HMDB31579

CRC / DFC (Dictionary of Food Compounds) ID

DDM72-E:DDM77-J

EAFUS ID

1256

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

rw1006801

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

Flavor	Citations
fresh	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
fruity	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
green	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
melon	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
apple skin	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
pineapple	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
natural	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
waxy	The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.