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Record Information

Version

5.0

Status

Expected but not Quantified

Creation Date

2012-09-11 19:02:17 UTC

Update Date

2023-02-21 17:24:03 UTC

HMDB ID

HMDB0034234

Secondary Accession Numbers

HMDB34234

Metabolite Identification

Common Name

Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate

Description

Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty acid esters. These are carboxylic ester derivatives of a fatty acid. Based on a literature review a small amount of articles have been published on Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate.

Structure

MOL 3D MOL SDF 3D SDF PDB 3D PDB SMILES InChI

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Synonyms

Value	Source
Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoic acid	Generator
3-Methylpentanoic acid, ethyl ester	HMDB
Ethyl 3-methylpentanoate	HMDB
Ethyl 3-methylvalerate	HMDB
Ethyl beta -methylvalerate	HMDB
Ethyl beta-methylvalerate	HMDB
FEMA 3679	HMDB
Pentanoic acid, 3-methyl-, ethyl ester	HMDB
Valeric acid, 3-methyl-, ethyl ester	HMDB
Ethyl 3-methylpentanoic acid	Generator

Chemical Formula

C₈H₁₆O₂

Average Molecular Weight

144.2114

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

144.115029756

IUPAC Name

ethyl 3-methylpentanoate

Traditional Name

ethyl 3-methylpentanoate

CAS Registry Number

5870-68-8

SMILES

CCOC(=O)CC(C)CC

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-4-7(3)6-8(9)10-5-2/h7H,4-6H2,1-3H3

InChI Key

TXAWGHYFBQBVNK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty acid esters. These are carboxylic ester derivatives of a fatty acid.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Lipids and lipid-like molecules

Class

Fatty Acyls

Sub Class

Fatty acid esters

Direct Parent

Fatty acid esters

Alternative Parents

Substituents

Fatty acid ester
Carboxylic acid ester
Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
Carboxylic acid derivative
Organic oxygen compound
Organic oxide
Hydrocarbon derivative
Organooxygen compound
Carbonyl group
Aliphatic acyclic compound

Molecular Framework

Aliphatic acyclic compounds

External Descriptors

Not Available

Ontology

Cellular substructure

Excreta

Biofluid or Excreta

Urine (HMDB: HMDB0034234)

Route of exposure

Enteral

Ingestion (HMDB: HMDB0034234)

Source

Endogenous

Endogenous (HMDB: HMDB0034234)

Animal

Animal (HMDB: HMDB0034234)

Exogenous

Food

Food (HMDB: HMDB0034234)

Process

Naturally occurring process

Biological process

Biochemical pathway

Metabolic pathway

Fatty Acid Metabolism (HMDB: HMDB0034234)

Chemical reaction

Lipid Peroxidation (HMDB: HMDB0034234)

Cellular process

Cell signaling (HMDB: HMDB0034234)

Biochemical process

Lipid transport (HMDB: HMDB0034234)

Role

Biological role

Energy storage (HMDB: HMDB0034234)

Industrial application

Manufacturing industry

Material processing agent

Fluid processing agent

Surfactant

Surfactant (HMDB: HMDB0034234)

Food and nutrition

Food additive

Flavoring agent

Flavoring Agent (HMDB: HMDB0034234)

Physical Properties

State

Not Available

Experimental Molecular Properties

Property	Value	Reference
Melting Point	Not Available	Not Available
Boiling Point	155.00 to 156.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg	The Good Scents Company Information System
Water Solubility	356.7 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)	The Good Scents Company Information System
LogP	2.650 (est)	The Good Scents Company Information System

Experimental Chromatographic Properties

Not Available

Predicted Molecular Properties

Property	Value	Source
Water Solubility	1.6 g/L	ALOGPS
logP	2.76	ALOGPS
logP	2.16	ChemAxon
logS	-2	ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Basic)	-7	ChemAxon
Physiological Charge	0	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count	1	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count	0	ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area	26.3 Å²	ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count	5	ChemAxon
Refractivity	40.54 m³·mol⁻¹	ChemAxon
Polarizability	16.93 Å³	ChemAxon
Number of Rings	0	ChemAxon
Bioavailability	Yes	ChemAxon
Rule of Five	Yes	ChemAxon
Ghose Filter	No	ChemAxon
Veber's Rule	Yes	ChemAxon
MDDR-like Rule	No	ChemAxon

Predicted Chromatographic Properties

Predicted Collision Cross Sections

Predictor	Adduct Type	CCS Value (Å²)	Reference
DarkChem	[M+H]+	133.362	31661259
DarkChem	[M-H]-	130.408	31661259
DeepCCS	[M+H]+	138.921	30932474
DeepCCS	[M-H]-	135.835	30932474
DeepCCS	[M-2H]-	172.65	30932474
DeepCCS	[M+Na]+	147.918	30932474
AllCCS	[M+H]+	135.5	32859911
AllCCS	[M+H-H2O]+	131.5	32859911
AllCCS	[M+NH4]+	139.2	32859911
AllCCS	[M+Na]+	140.3	32859911
AllCCS	[M-H]-	136.8	32859911
AllCCS	[M+Na-2H]-	139.3	32859911
AllCCS	[M+HCOO]-	142.1	32859911

Predicted Kovats Retention Indices

Underivatized

Metabolite	SMILES	Kovats RI Value	Column Type	Reference
Ethyl (??)-3-methylpentanoate	CCOC(=O)CC(C)CC	1154.4	Standard polar	33892256
Ethyl (??)-3-methylpentanoate	CCOC(=O)CC(C)CC	953.4	Standard non polar	33892256
Ethyl (??)-3-methylpentanoate	CCOC(=O)CC(C)CC	979.5	Semi standard non polar	33892256

Spectra

GC-MS Spectra

Spectrum Type	Description	Splash Key	Deposition Date	Source	View
Predicted GC-MS	Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positive	splash10-05di-9100000000-0f97c5d4e435e4c6f5c1	2016-09-22	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS	Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positive	Not Available	2021-10-12	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum

MS/MS Spectra

Spectrum Type	Description	Splash Key	Deposition Date	Source	View
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate 10V, Positive-QTOF	splash10-0002-7900000000-4cae1cb1ba60ebf772ba	2015-04-24	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate 20V, Positive-QTOF	splash10-0a4j-9100000000-9d1c96bfb73a75fdd4a9	2015-04-24	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate 40V, Positive-QTOF	splash10-0a4i-9000000000-7c2f83d26de5e13123af	2015-04-24	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate 10V, Negative-QTOF	splash10-0007-8900000000-c92abfe1ddc74c60da6a	2015-04-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate 20V, Negative-QTOF	splash10-0002-9300000000-7cef452d03c2182e0c22	2015-04-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate 40V, Negative-QTOF	splash10-052e-9000000000-d1404965c4e40ffed0ae	2015-04-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate 10V, Negative-QTOF	splash10-0005-9500000000-8c96f8355bee5343650c	2021-09-23	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate 20V, Negative-QTOF	splash10-0002-9000000000-ca27d2c110f467316111	2021-09-23	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate 40V, Negative-QTOF	splash10-0007-9000000000-19c9c8e00620d2919d14	2021-09-23	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate 10V, Positive-QTOF	splash10-05fs-9100000000-b08a426730eaf35604a8	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate 20V, Positive-QTOF	splash10-059t-9000000000-d652bc0321b5226d7862	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate 40V, Positive-QTOF	splash10-0597-9000000000-e5e84bac0975e30efbf2	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum

NMR Spectra

Spectrum Type	Description	Deposition Date	Source	View
Predicted 1D NMR	¹³C NMR Spectrum (1D, 100 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹H NMR Spectrum (1D, 100 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹³C NMR Spectrum (1D, 1000 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹H NMR Spectrum (1D, 1000 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹³C NMR Spectrum (1D, 200 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹H NMR Spectrum (1D, 200 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹³C NMR Spectrum (1D, 300 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹H NMR Spectrum (1D, 300 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹³C NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹H NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹³C NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹H NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹³C NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹H NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹³C NMR Spectrum (1D, 700 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹H NMR Spectrum (1D, 700 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹³C NMR Spectrum (1D, 800 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹H NMR Spectrum (1D, 800 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹³C NMR Spectrum (1D, 900 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum
Predicted 1D NMR	¹H NMR Spectrum (1D, 900 MHz, D₂O, predicted)	2021-09-25	Wishart Lab	View Spectrum

IR Spectra

Spectrum Type	Description	Deposition Date	Source	View
Predicted IR Spectrum	IR Ion Spectrum (Predicted IRIS Spectrum, Adduct: [M+H]+)	2023-02-04	FELIX lab	View Spectrum
Predicted IR Spectrum	IR Ion Spectrum (Predicted IRIS Spectrum, Adduct: [M+Na]+)	2023-02-04	FELIX lab	View Spectrum

Biological Properties

Cellular Locations

Extracellular
Membrane

Biospecimen Locations

Not Available

Tissue Locations

Not Available

Pathways

Not Available

Name	SMPDB/PathBank	KEGG

Normal Concentrations

Not Available

Abnormal Concentrations

Not Available

Associated Disorders and Diseases

Disease References

None

Associated OMIM IDs

None

External Links

DrugBank ID

Not Available

Phenol Explorer Compound ID

Not Available

FooDB ID

FDB012546

KNApSAcK ID

Not Available

Chemspider ID

487029

KEGG Compound ID

Not Available

BioCyc ID

Not Available

BiGG ID

Not Available

Wikipedia Link

Not Available

METLIN ID

Not Available

PubChem Compound

560255

PDB ID

Not Available

ChEBI ID

Not Available

Food Biomarker Ontology

Not Available

VMH ID

Not Available

MarkerDB ID

Not Available

Good Scents ID

rw1037401

References

Synthesis Reference

Not Available

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

Not Available

General References

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Sethi JK, Vidal-Puig AJ: Thematic review series: adipocyte biology. Adipose tissue function and plasticity orchestrate nutritional adaptation. J Lipid Res. 2007 Jun;48(6):1253-62. Epub 2007 Mar 20. [PubMed:17374880 ]
Lingwood D, Simons K: Lipid rafts as a membrane-organizing principle. Science. 2010 Jan 1;327(5961):46-50. doi: 10.1126/science.1174621. [PubMed:20044567 ]
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Gunstone, Frank D., John L. Harwood, and Albert J. Dijkstra (2007). The lipid handbook with CD-ROM. CRC Press.

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3D MOL for HMDB0034234 (Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate)

3D SDF for HMDB0034234 (Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate)

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PDB for HMDB0034234 (Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate)

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SMILES for HMDB0034234 (Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate)

INCHI for HMDB0034234 (Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate)

Structure for HMDB0034234 (Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate)

3D Structure for HMDB0034234 (Ethyl (±)-3-methylpentanoate)

Predicted Collision Cross Sections

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Underivatized

GC-MS Spectra

MS/MS Spectra

NMR Spectra

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