Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-19 04:46:25 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 20:07:19 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0033386
Metabolite Identification
Common NameMethyl decanoate
DescriptionMethyl decanoate, also known as metholene 2095 or methyl caprate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty acid methyl esters. Fatty acid methyl esters are compounds containing a fatty acid that is esterified with a methyl group. They have the general structure RC(=O)OR', where R=fatty aliphatic tail or organyl group and R'=methyl group. Methyl decanoate is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble in water, and relatively neutral.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
Methyl decanoic acidGenerator
Capric acid methyl esterHMDB
Decanoic acid methyl esterHMDB
Decanoic acid, methyl esterHMDB
Decanoic acid,methyl esterHMDB
Metholene 2095HMDB
Methyl caprateHMDB
Methyl caprinateHMDB
Methyl N-caprateHMDB
Methyl N-decanoateHMDB
Methyl-N-caprateHMDB
N-Capric acid methyl esterHMDB
Uniphat a30HMDB
Molecular FormulaC11H22O2
Average Mass186.2912
Monoisotopic Mass186.161979948
IUPAC Namemethyl decanoate
Traditional Namemethyl decanoate
CAS Registry Number110-42-9
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C11H22O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11(12)13-2/h3-10H2,1-2H3
InChI KeyYRHYCMZPEVDGFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N