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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C9H18O2
Molecular Weight 158.238
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of 4-METHYLOCTANOIC ACID

SMILES

CCCCC(C)CCC(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=LEGGANXCVQPIAI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C9H18O2/c1-3-4-5-8(2)6-7-9(10)11/h8H,3-7H2,1-2H3,(H,10,11)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Efficient synthesis of (+/-)-4-methyloctanoic acid, aggregation pheromone of rhinoceros beetles of the genus Oryctes (Coleoptera: Dynastidae, Scarabaeidae).
2007-06-27
Desulfoglaeba alkanexedens gen. nov., sp. nov., an n-alkane-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium.
2006-12
Oryctes monoceros trapping with synthetic pheromone and palm material in Ivory Coast.
2006-08
Male aggregation pheromone of date palm fruit stalk borer Oryctes elegans.
2004-02
The effect of ethanol on the kinetics of lipase-mediated enantioselective esterification of 4-methyloctanoic acid and the hydrolysis of its ethyl ester.
2001-11
Name Type Language
FEMA NO. 3575
Preferred Name English
4-METHYLOCTANOIC ACID
FHFI  
Systematic Name English
(±)-4-METHYLOCTANOIC ACID
Systematic Name English
4-METHYL OCTANOIC ACID
Systematic Name English
4-METHYLCAPRYLIC ACID
Systematic Name English
OCTANOIC ACID, 4-METHYL-
Common Name English
HIRCINOIC ACID
Common Name English
4-METHYLOCTANOIC ACID, (±)-
Common Name English
4-METHYLOCTANOIC ACID [FHFI]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
JECFA EVALUATION 4-METHYLOCTANOIC ACID
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Code System Code Type Description
JECFA MONOGRAPH
57
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PUBCHEM
62089
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID70866453
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
259-404-2
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FDA UNII
5545264N9R
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CAS
54947-74-9
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