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Linear Formula: (CH3)2CHCOOCH3
CAS Number: 547-63-7
Molecular Weight: 102.13
Beilstein: 1740720
EC Number: 208-929-5
MDL number: MFCD00008914
PubChem Substance ID: 24848874
Properties
Chemical formula: C5H10O2
Molar mass: 102.133 g·mol−1
Appearance: Colorless liquid
Density: 0.895 g/cm3
Melting point: −85 °C
Boiling point: 99–100 °C
APPLICATIONS
Methyl isobutyrate was used as diluent in forced Rayleigh scattering studies to measure diffusion coefficients for a ternary system comprising camphorquinone in poly(methyl methacrylate).
Methyl isobutyrate is used as a solvent.
DESCRIPTION
Methyl isobutyrate is an organic compound with the formula CH3O2CCH(CH3)2.
Methyl isobutyrate is colorless liquid, the methyl ester of isobutyric acid.
Also, Methyl isobutyrate is used as a solvent.
Methyl isobutyrate is the fatty acid methyl ester of isobutyric acid.
Additionally, Methyl isobutyrate has a role as a metabolite.
Methyl isobutyrate derives from an isobutyric acid.
And Methyl isobutyrate is a natural product found in Ananas comosus, Vaccinium angustifolium, and Vitis vinifera.
Methyl isobutyrate belongs to the class of organic compounds known as methyl esters.
These are organic compounds containing a carboxyl group that is esterified with a methyl group.
They have the general structure RC(=O)OR', where R=H or organyl group and R'=methyl group.
Methyl isobutyrate is an apple, floral, and flower tasting compound.
Methyl isobutyrate has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as fruits, lowbush blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium), blackberries (Rubus), herbs and spices, and potatos (Solanum tuberosum).
This could make methyl isobutyrate a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods.
Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on Methyl isobutyrate.
SYNONYMS
METHYL ISOBUTYRATE
547-63-7
Methyl 2-methylpropanoate
Methyl isobutanoate
Propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester
