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Version5.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2006-05-22 14:17:36 UTC
Update Date2023-02-21 17:16:09 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0002097
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB02097
Metabolite Identification
Common Name4-Ethylbenzoic acid
Description4-Ethylbenzoic acid, also known as 4-ethylbenzoate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as benzoic acids. These are organic Compounds containing a benzene ring which bears at least one carboxyl group. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on 4-Ethylbenzoic acid.
Structure
Thumb
Synonyms
ValueSource
4-EthylbenzoateGenerator
4-Ethyl-benzoic acidChEMBL, HMDB
4-Ethyl-benzoateGenerator, HMDB
4-Ethyl benzoateHMDB
4-Ethyl benzoic acidHMDB
P-EthylbenzoateHMDB
P-Ethylbenzoic acidHMDB
Chemical FormulaC9H10O2
Average Molecular Weight150.1745
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight150.068079564
IUPAC Name4-ethylbenzoic acid
Traditional Name4-ethylbenzoic acid
CAS Registry Number619-64-7
SMILES
CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C9H10O2/c1-2-7-3-5-8(6-4-7)9(10)11/h3-6H,2H2,1H3,(H,10,11)
InChI KeyZQVKTHRQIXSMGY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as benzoic acids. These are organic Compounds containing a benzene ring which bears at least one carboxyl group.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassBenzenoids
ClassBenzene and substituted derivatives
Sub ClassBenzoic acids and derivatives
Direct ParentBenzoic acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Benzoic acid
  • Benzoyl
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic homomonocyclic compounds
External DescriptorsNot Available
Ontology
Physiological effectNot Available
Disposition
ProcessNot Available
Role
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Molecular Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point112 - 113 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogP2.89DA,YZ ET AL. (1992)
Experimental Chromatographic PropertiesNot Available
Predicted Molecular Properties
Predicted Chromatographic Properties
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Membrane (predicted from logP)
Biospecimen Locations
  • Blood
  • Urine
Tissue LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease ReferencesNone
Associated OMIM IDsNone
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB022844
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID11589
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN ID6486
PubChem Compound12086
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID262555
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
MarkerDB IDNot Available
Good Scents IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. Thelestam M, Curvall M, Enzell CR: Effect of tobacco smoke compounds on the plasma membrane of cultured human lung fibroblasts. Toxicology. 1980;15(3):203-17. [PubMed:7466833 ]
  2. Ramos JL, Wasserfallen A, Rose K, Timmis KN: Redesigning metabolic routes: manipulation of TOL plasmid pathway for catabolism of alkylbenzoates. Science. 1987 Jan 30;235(4788):593-6. [PubMed:3468623 ]