
2-Methylbutanal
2-methylbutanal is a methylbutanal in which the methyl substituent is at position 2. It has a role as a volatile oil component, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite and a plant metabolite. It is a methylbutanal and a 2-methyl-branched fatty aldehyde. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-methylbutanal
- Molecular formula
- C5H10O
- Molecular weight
- 86.13 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 86.073164938 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.1
- Topological polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:16182
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL2270060
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID2021818
- PubMed:22641336
- PubMed:22590002
- PubMed:22589470
- PubMed:22555296
- PubMed:22536352
- PubMed:22466083
- PubMed:22385904
- PubMed:22384333
- PubMed:22364569
- PubMed:22151917
- PubMed:22071870
- PubMed:21886906
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.