2-METHYLHEXANOIC ACID

CCCCC(C)C(O)=O

InChIKey=CVKMFSAVYPAZTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI=1S/C7H14O2/c1-3-4-5-6(2)7(8)9/h6H,3-5H2,1-2H3,(H,8,9)

Stereochemistry	RACEMIC
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 1
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	( + / - )

PubMed

Title	Date	PubMed
Characterisation of the most odour-active compounds of bone tainted dry-cured Iberian ham.	2010-05	20374864
Natural organic compounds as alternative to methyl bromide for nematodes control.	2008-11	18941991
Predicting olfactory receptor neuron responses from odorant structure.	2007-05-04	17880742
Normal-phase chiral liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry of non-UV-active compounds: applications for pharmaceutically relevant racemates.	2006-07-07	16445925
Separation and conductimetric detection of C1-C7 aliphatic monocarboxylic acids and C1-C7 aliphatic monoamines on unfunctionized polymethacrylate resin columns.	2004-06-11	15250420
Application of polymethacrylate resin as stationary phase in liquid chromatography with UV detection for C1-C7 aliphatic monocarboxylic acids and C1-C7 aliphatic monoamines.	2004-06-11	15250419

Patents

Substance Class	Chemical Created by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 18:48:12 GMT 2025` Edited by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 18:48:12 GMT 2025`
Record UNII	LUK37N0QM8
Record Status	`Validated (UNII)`
Record Version

Name

Type

Language

FEMA NO. 3191

Preferred Name

English

2-METHYLHEXANOIC ACID

Systematic Name

English

2-METHYLCAPROIC ACID

Systematic Name

English

HEXANOIC ACID, 2-METHYL-

Common Name

English

2-METHYLHEXANOIC ACID [FHFI]

Common Name

English

.ALPHA.-METHYLCAPROIC ACID

Systematic Name

English

2-HEXANECARBOXYLIC ACID

Systematic Name

English

Classification Tree Code System Code

JECFA EVALUATION