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Methyl isovalerate

An ester, C6H12O2, 116.16 g/mol. Boiling point 114.00 to 115.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg, density 0.852-0.857, as published.

verified record, Organic — ester, 5 measured properties

Identifiers

Molecular formula
C₆H₁₂O₂
Molecular weight
116.16 g/mol
Exact mass
116.08373 g/mol
IUPAC name
methyl 3-methylbutanoate
SMILES
COC(=O)CC(C)C
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-5(2)4-6(7)8-3/h5H,4H2,1-3H3
InChIKey
OQAGVSWESNCJJT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Measured properties

Published measurements, each with its source. Two readings of one property are both shown, in the units each used.

Boiling Point
114.00 to 115.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hgmeasured · Human Metabolome Database (HMDB)
115-117 °Cmeasured · Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
Density
0.852-0.857measured · Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
Solubility
soluble in alcohol, most fixed oils; insoluble watermeasured · Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
(in ethanol)measured · Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
LogP
1.82measured · Human Metabolome Database (HMDB)
1.82measured · SangsterLogP
Refractive Index
1.413-1.416measured · reference compound database

Calculated properties

Derived from the structure, not from a sample; kept apart from the measurements above.

Molecular weight
116.16 g/molcalculated · reference compound database
Average mass of one molecule, from reference compound database.
Exact mass
116.083729621 Dacalculated · reference compound database
Mass of the most common isotopic form.
XLogP3
1.8calculated · reference compound database
Estimated oil/water partition, computed by reference compound database.
Polar surface area
26.3 Ųcalculated · reference compound database
Polar surface area as computed by reference compound database.
Complexity
76calculated · reference compound database
A rough measure of how intricate the structure is.
H-bond donors
0calculated · reference compound database
H-bond acceptors
2calculated · reference compound database
logP
1.2055calculated · chemistry engine
Estimated preference for oil over water. Higher means more oil-like.
Topological polar surface area
26.3 Ųcalculated · chemistry engine
Surface area from polar atoms; relates to how easily a molecule crosses membranes.
H-bond donors
0calculated · chemistry engine
Atoms that can donate a hydrogen bond.
H-bond acceptors
2calculated · chemistry engine
Atoms that can accept a hydrogen bond.
Rotatable bonds
2calculated · chemistry engine
Single bonds the molecule can freely twist around.
Molar refractivity
31.471 cm³/molcalculated · chemistry engine
Relates to the molecule's polarisability.
Fraction sp³ carbons
0.8333calculated · chemistry engine
Share of carbon atoms with tetrahedral bonding.
QED drug-likeness
0.5067calculated · chemistry engine
Quantitative estimate of drug-likeness (0–1).

What it is made of

Elements

Percentages are of the molecular weight above, worked out the same way the molar mass calculator does it.

Structure

Heavy atoms, hydrogen excluded
8
Total atoms, hydrogen included
20
Rings
0
Aromatic rings
0
Stereocentres
0
Formal charge
0

Functional groups

  • Ester

    A carbonyl bonded to an oxygen that links to another carbon.

  • Ether

    An oxygen bridging two carbons.

Matched by structural pattern, not by a measurement.

The molecule in three dimensions

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The drawing above is a diagram of what is bonded to what. A molecule is not flat, and the model here is one low-energy shape generated from the connectivity — useful for seeing which groups can reach each other, and not a measured structure. A real sample is a population of conformations, interconverting.

Reactions it appears in

No documented reaction with a written procedure and a source involves Methyl isovalerate yet.

Other names for it

The systematic name on this record is methyl 3-methylbutanoate.

The sources also call it Methyl 3-methylbutanoate, Butanoic acid, 3-methyl-, methyl ester, FEMA No. 2753, Methyl isovalerate (natural), EINECS 209-117-3, Methyl iso-valerate, isopentanoic acid methyl ester, BRN 1699922, UNII-QPS4788198, QPS4788198, METHYL ISOVALERATE [MI].

Structurally related

Molecules sharing this formula, or whose fingerprint is at least 40% similar to this one. Similarity is Tanimoto on Morgan fingerprints over this library only — it is a measure of structural overlap, not of how alike they behave.

1,4-Butanediol monovinyl ether

C6H12O2

(Oxan-4-yl)methanol

C6H12O2

1,3-Cyclohexanediol

C6H12O2

Where these values came from

compound record.

What this page does not claim

Identifiers are copied from the source record, measured values are reported as published, and calculated values are marked as calculated. Nothing here is a hazard, purity or handling assessment — how the library is checked.

Where to next

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Molar mass calculator

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Molarity calculator

Grams of Methyl isovalerate for a volume and a concentration, or the concentration a mass gives.

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