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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

Molecular Formula C9H18O2
Molecular Weight 158.238
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity ( + / - )

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
The effect of ethanol on the kinetics of lipase-mediated enantioselective esterification of 4-methyloctanoic acid and the hydrolysis of its ethyl ester.
2001 Nov
Male aggregation pheromone of date palm fruit stalk borer Oryctes elegans.
2004 Feb
Oryctes monoceros trapping with synthetic pheromone and palm material in Ivory Coast.
2006 Aug
Desulfoglaeba alkanexedens gen. nov., sp. nov., an n-alkane-degrading, sulfate-reducing bacterium.
2006 Dec
Efficient synthesis of (+/-)-4-methyloctanoic acid, aggregation pheromone of rhinoceros beetles of the genus Oryctes (Coleoptera: Dynastidae, Scarabaeidae).
2007 Jun 27
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
5545264N9R
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Name Type Language
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
FEMA NO. 3575
Code 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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