Butyl formate (BioCAD00000007730)

feces plant natural products

Metabolite Card

Formula: C5H10O2 (102.0681)
SMILES: CCCCOC=O

Synonyms [en]

BUTYL FORMATE; Butyl methanoate; Butylester kyseliny mravenci; N-butylformate; WLN: VHO4; n-Butyl formate

Reviewed

Last reviewed on 2024-06-28.

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Butyl formate. 数据之源，洞见之始. SMRUCC genomics institute, a synthetic life researcher from China. https://biocad_registry.innovation.ac.cn/s/(-)-arctiin (retrieved 2026-01-03) (CAD Registry RN: BioCAD00000007730). Licensed under the Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Note

N-butyl formate appears as a clear colorless liquid. Flash point 64 °F. Less dense than water. Vapors heavier than air. Butyl formate is a formate ester resulting from the formal condensation of formic acid with the hydroxy group of butan-1-ol. Found in apples, strawberries, sherry and Pamesan cheese, it has a fruity, plum-like odour and taste. It has a role as a polar aprotic solvent, a flavouring agent and a fragrance. It is functionally related to a butan-1-ol. Butyl formate is a natural product found in Aloe africana, Plectranthus glabratus, and Mangifera indica with data available.

Entity Information

DBLinks

Other DBLinks
  • CAS Registry Number: 592-84-7
  • CAS Registry Number: 762-75-4
  • PubChem: 11614
  • ChEBI: ChEBI:88514
  • HMDB: HMDB0040575
  • HMDB: HMDB40575
  • KEGG: C21713
  • MoNA: HMDB0040575_c_ms_102156
  • MoNA: HMDB0040575_c_ms_102157
  • MoNA: JP002107
  • MoNA: JP006462
  • Metlin: METLIN_95060
  • Coconut NaturalProduct: CNP0282325.0
  • Coconut NaturalProduct: CNP0495948.0

Class / Ontology

Metabolic Network
ID EC Number Name
KEGG:R11812 1.14.15.23 butachlor,ferredoxin:oxygen oxidoreductase (butyl formate-releasing)
Rhea:RHEA:52205 1.14.15.23 butachlor + 2 reduced [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin] + O2 + 2 H+ => butyl formate + N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-2-chloroacetamide + 2 oxidized [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin] + H2O
Rhea:RHEA:52206 1.14.15.23 butyl formate + N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-2-chloroacetamide + 2 oxidized [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin] + H2O => butachlor + 2 reduced [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin] + O2 + 2 H+
Rhea:RHEA:52207 1.14.15.23 butachlor + 2 reduced [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin] + O2 + 2 H+ <=> butyl formate + N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-2-chloroacetamide + 2 oxidized [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin] + H2O
BioCyc:RXN-17547 1.14.15.23 CPD-18941 + OXYGEN-MOLECULE + 2 Reduced-ferredoxins + 2 PROTON --> CPD-18945 + CPD-18956 + 2 Oxidized-ferredoxins + WATER
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