FoodTCM

2-butenoic acid methyl ester

Name(s)	2-butenoic acid methyl ester
Scientific name(s)
Formula	C5H8O2
Molecular mass	100.117
IUPAC name	Not available
INCHI	InChI=1S/C5H8O2/c1-3-4-5(6)7-2/h3-4H,1-2H3/b4-3+
SMILE	[H]\C(C)=C(\[H])C(=O)OC
CAS ID	Not available
PubChem ID	Not available
DrugBank ID	Not available
CHEBI ID	Not available

Description	2-butenoic acid methyl ester is a member of the class of compounds known as fatty acid esters. Fatty acid esters are carboxylic ester derivatives of a fatty acid. 2-butenoic acid methyl ester is soluble (in water) and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). 2-butenoic acid methyl ester can be found in papaya, which makes 2-butenoic acid methyl ester a potential biomarker for the consumption of this food product.

Description

2-butenoic acid methyl ester is a member of the class of compounds known as fatty acid esters. Fatty acid esters are carboxylic ester derivatives of a fatty acid. 2-butenoic acid methyl ester is soluble (in water) and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). 2-butenoic acid methyl ester can be found in papaya, which makes 2-butenoic acid methyl ester a potential biomarker for the consumption of this food product.