Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-19 04:48:47 UTC
Update Date2022-08-31 22:36:07 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0033442
Metabolite Identification
Common NameEthyl 2-hydroxypentanoate
DescriptionEthyl 2-hydroxypentanoate is a volatile ethyl ester found in wine and produced during fermentation by yeast. Ethyl esters are formed by the reaction of ethanol with a fatty acid. They typically have pleasant sweet aromas. The concentrations of ethyl ester decrease over time as a wine ages due to spontaneous hydrolysis.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
Ethyl 2-hydroxypentanoic acidGenerator
Molecular FormulaC7H14O3
Average Mass146.1843
Monoisotopic Mass146.094294314
IUPAC Nameethyl 2-hydroxypentanoate
Traditional Nameethyl 2-hydroxypentanoate
CAS Registry Number6938-26-7
SMILES
CCCC(O)C(=O)OCC
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C7H14O3/c1-3-5-6(8)7(9)10-4-2/h6,8H,3-5H2,1-2H3
InChI KeyMQGTZMCASHTGBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N