Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-19 04:58:44 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 20:15:00 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0033681
Metabolite Identification
Common NameMethyl nonanoate
DescriptionMethyl nonanoate, also known as methyl pelargonate or 1-nonanecarboxylate, 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 nonanoate can be obtained from the formal condensation of methanol and nonanoic acid. It is a colourless, oily liquid with a fruity, tropical or pear-like odour, used in perfumes and flavours. It has a waxy, wine-like, green celery flavour. Methyl nonanoate is a very hydrophobic molecule, with a high boiling point of 213 oC. It is practically insoluble in water with a measured water solubility of just 22.5 mgl/L. Outside the human body, methyl nonanoate is found in a number of foods including apples, bananas, blackberries, butter, blue cheese, grapes, hop oil, pineapples, baked potatoes, star fruit, strawberries, tobacco, vanilla and white wine. Methyl nonanoate exhibits nematicidal activity against root-knot and soybean cyst nematodes and was found to be toxic to nematodes at concentrations as low as 0.2 uL a.i./litre (PMID: 19274268 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
1-Nonanecarboxylic acidChEBI
Methyl ester nonanoic acidChEBI
Methyl N-nonanoateChEBI
Methyl nonylateChEBI
Methyl pelargonateChEBI
Pelargonic acid methyl esterChEBI
1-NonanecarboxylateGenerator
Methyl ester nonanoateGenerator
Methyl N-nonanoic acidGenerator
Methyl nonylic acidGenerator
Methyl pelargonic acidGenerator
Pelargonate methyl esterGenerator
Methyl nonanoic acidGenerator
FEMA 2724HMDB
Nonanoic acid methyl esterHMDB
Methyl nonanoic acid (ester)Generator, HMDB
Molecular FormulaC10H20O2
Average Mass172.2646
Monoisotopic Mass172.146329884
IUPAC Namemethyl nonanoate
Traditional Namemethyl nonanoate (ester)
CAS Registry Number1731-84-6
SMILES
CCCCCCCCC(=O)OC
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C10H20O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10(11)12-2/h3-9H2,1-2H3
InChI KeyIJXHLVMUNBOGRR-UHFFFAOYSA-N