FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: methyl benzoate
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General Information
Name
methyl benzoate
FlyBase ID
FBch0002152
ChEBI Name
methyl benzoate
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:72775
PubChem Name
Methyl Benzoate
PubChem ID
CID:7150
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of methyl benzoate
methyl benzoate
InChIKey

QPJVMBTYPHYUOC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A benzoate ester obtained by condensation of benzoic acid and methanol. ChEBI: Methyl benzoate is a benzoate ester obtained by condensation of benzoic acid and methanol. It has a role as a metabolite and an insect attractant. It is a benzoate ester and a methyl ester.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (14)
Synonyms
93-58-3
(PubChem, 2019-)
Benzoic acid, methyl ester
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Clorius
(PubChem, 2019-)
Essence of niobe
(PubChem, 2019-)
FEMA No. 2683
(PubChem, 2019-)
METHYL BENZOATE
(PubChem, 2019-)
Methyl benzenecarboxylate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Methyl benzoate
(Slater et al., 2015)
Methylbenzoate
(PubChem, 2019-)
Oxidate le
(PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:7150
(PubChem, 2019-)
benzoic acid methyl ester
(PubChem, 2019-)
methyl benzoate
(Gong et al., 2025, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-, Larter et al., 2016)
methylbenzoate
(MacWilliam et al., 2018)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (6)