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StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-19 04:30:41 UTC
Update Date2024-09-28 04:55:28 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0033002
Metabolite Identification
Common Nameisobutyraldehyde
Description2-Methylpropanal, also known as isobutylaldehyde or isobutyral, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as short-chain aldehydes. These are aldehydes with a chain length between 2 and 5 carbon atoms. 2-Methylpropanal exists in all eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to humans. 2-Methylpropanal is an aldehydic, floral, and fresh tasting compound. 2-Methylpropanal is found, on average, in the highest concentration within milk (cow). 2-Methylpropanal has also been detected, but not quantified, in several different foods, such as greenthread tea, wheats, common grapes, other cereal products, and oxheart cabbages.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
2-MethylpropionaldehydeChEBI
alpha-MethylpropionaldehydeChEBI
IsobutanalChEBI
IsobutylaldehydeChEBI
Isobutyric aldehydeChEBI
a-MethylpropionaldehydeGenerator
Α-methylpropionaldehydeGenerator
2-Methyl-1-propanalHMDB
2-METHYL-propanalHMDB
2-Methyl-propionaldehydeHMDB
alpha -MethylpropionaldehydeHMDB
Butyric iso aldehydeHMDB
FEMA 2220HMDB
iso-ButyraldehydeHMDB
iso-C3H7CHOHMDB
IsobutaldehydeHMDB
Isobutyl aldehy deHMDB
Isobutyl aldehydeHMDB
IsobutyralHMDB
IsobutyraldehydHMDB
IsobutyraldehydeHMDB
Isobutyryl aldehydeHMDB
Isopropyl aldehydeHMDB
Isopropyl formaldehydeHMDB
IsopropylaldehydeHMDB
IsopropylformaldehydeHMDB
Methyl propanalHMDB
MethylpropanalHMDB
so-Butyl aldehydeHMDB
Valine aldehydeHMDB
2-MethylpropanalChEBI
Molecular FormulaC4H8O
Average Mass72.1057
Monoisotopic Mass72.057514878
IUPAC Name2-methylpropanal
Traditional Nameisobutyraldehyde
CAS Registry Number78-84-2
SMILES
CC(C)C=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-4(2)3-5/h3-4H,1-2H3
InChI KeyAMIMRNSIRUDHCM-UHFFFAOYSA-N