Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-19 04:36:33 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 20:01:18 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0033145
Metabolite Identification
Common NameOctanal
DescriptionOctanal, also known as 1-caprylaldehyde or aldehyde C-8, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as medium-chain aldehydes. These are an aldehyde with a chain length containing between 6 and 12 carbon atoms. Thus, octanal is considered to be a fatty aldehyde lipid molecule. A saturated fatty aldehyde formally arising from reduction of the carboxy group of caprylic acid (octanoic acid). Octanal is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble in water, and relatively neutral. Octanal exists in all eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to humans. Octanal is an aldehydic, citrus, and fat tasting compound. Octanal is commonly found in high concentrations in limes, caraway, and mandarin orange (clementine, tangerine) and in lower concentrations in wild carrots and carrots. Octanal has also been detected, but not quantified in several different foods, such as cherry tomato, brussel sprouts, alaska wild rhubarbs, sweet marjorams, and sunflowers.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
1-CaprylaldehydeChEBI
1-OctaldehydeChEBI
1-OctanalChEBI
1-OctylaldehydeChEBI
Aldehyde C-8ChEBI
C-8 AldehydeChEBI
CaprylaldehydChEBI
CaprylaldehydeChEBI
Caprylic aldehydeChEBI
KaprylaldehydChEBI
N-CaprylaldehydeChEBI
N-OctaldehydeChEBI
N-OctanalChEBI
N-Octyl aldehydeChEBI
N-OctylalChEBI
Octan-1-alChEBI
OctanaldehydeChEBI
Octanoic aldehydeChEBI
OctylaldehydChEBI
OctylaldehydeChEBI
OktanalChEBI
OktylaldehydChEBI
Aldehyde C8HMDB
Antifoam-LFHMDB
OctaldehydeHMDB
OctanalMeSH
Molecular FormulaC8H16O
Average Mass128.212
Monoisotopic Mass128.120115134
IUPAC Nameoctanal
Traditional Nameoctanal
CAS Registry Number124-13-0
SMILES
CCCCCCCC=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C8H16O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9/h8H,2-7H2,1H3
InChI KeyNUJGJRNETVAIRJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N