
Butyl hexanoate
Butyl hexanoate is a hexanoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of the carboxy group of hexanoic acid (caproic acid) with butan-1-ol. It is a volatile compound found in apples and peaches. It has a role as an insect attractant, a flavouring agent, a plant metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a volatile organic compound and a hexanoate ester. It is functionally related to a butan-1-ol. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- butyl hexanoate
- Molecular formula
- C10H20O2
- Molecular weight
- 172.26 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 172.146329876 Da
- XLogP3
- 3.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 26.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:89561
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID8060824
- PubMed:21892724
- PubMed:21887525
- PubMed:20718292
- PubMed:18969963
- PubMed:16569063
- PubMed:16190652
- PubMed:14991144
- PubMed:12737261
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