Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-06-05 23:21:40 UTC
Update Date2022-08-12 20:09:02 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0054628
Metabolite Identification
Common Namepentanoic acid
Descriptionvalerate, also known as N-propylacetate or pentanoate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as straight chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with a straight aliphatic chain. valerate is a very weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
CH3-[CH2]3-COO(-)ChEBI
N-PropylacetateChEBI
PentanoateChEBI
Pentanoic acid, ion(1-)ChEBI
N-Propylacetic acidGenerator
Pentanoic acidGenerator
Pentanoate, ion(1-)Generator
Valeric acidGenerator
Molecular FormulaC5H9O2
Average Mass101.126
Monoisotopic Mass101.06080311
IUPAC Namepentanoate
Traditional Namevalerate
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCCCC([O-])=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C5H10O2/c1-2-3-4-5(6)7/h2-4H2,1H3,(H,6,7)/p-1
InChI KeyNQPDZGIKBAWPEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M