
Methyl Benzoate
Methyl benzoate is a benzoate ester obtained by condensation of benzoic acid and methanol. It has a role as an insect attractant and a metabolite. It is a methyl ester and a benzoate ester. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- methyl benzoate
- Molecular formula
- C8H8O2
- Molecular weight
- 136.15 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 136.052429494 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.1
- 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:72775
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL16435
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5025572
- PubMed:23025345
- PubMed:22999809
- PubMed:22968045
- PubMed:22904937
- PubMed:22799101
- PubMed:22747426
- PubMed:22568477
- PubMed:22558369
- PubMed:22497084
- PubMed:22420269
- PubMed:22345641
- PubMed:22343130
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