butyl hexanoate

Term ID

CHEBI:89561

Synonyms

• butyl caproate
• butyl caprylate
• butyl ester of hexanoic acid
• butyl hexanoate
• hexanoic acid butyl ester
• hexanoic acid, butyl ester
• n-butyl caproate
• n-butyl hexanoate
• n-butyl n-hexanoate
• n-caproic acid n-butyl ester

Definition

A 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.

References

• AGR:IND43667872
• AGR:IND605627539
• CAS:626-82-4
• FooDB:FDB019923
• HMDB:HMDB0040211
• LIPID_MAPS_instance:LMFA07010436
• PMID:17314143
• PMID:196912320
• PMID:20718292
• PMID:24661745
• PMID:25268327
• PMID:26609640
• PMID:27664650
• PMID:29923080
• PMID:29964116
• PMID:30387866
• PMID:31129216
• PMID:31837224
• Reaxys:1754426

Ontology

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Resources

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