FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Chemical: 2-Ethylhexanoic acid
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General Information
Name
2-Ethylhexanoic acid
FlyBase ID
FBch0002245
ChEBI Name
2-Ethylhexanoic acid
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:89058
PubChem Name
2-Ethylhexanoic Acid
PubChem ID
CID:8697
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of 2-Ethylhexanoic acid
2-Ethylhexanoic acid
InChIKey

OBETXYAYXDNJHR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

ChEBI: 2-Ethylhexanoic acid is a branched-chain fatty acid.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (22)
Synonyms
(+/-)-2-ETHYLHEXANOIC ACID
(ChEBI, 2019-)
149-57-5
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-Butylbutanoic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
2-ETHYLHEXANOIC ACID
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-Ethyl hexanoic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2-Ethyl-1-hexanoic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2-Ethyl-Hexonic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2-Ethyl-hexoic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2-Ethylcaproic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
2-Ethylcapronic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2-Ethylhexanoic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
2-Ethylhexoic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
2-ethylhexanoic acid
(Xue et al., 2025, ChEBI, 2019-)
3-Heptanecarboxylic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Butylethylacetic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Ethylhexanoic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
Ethylhexoic acid
(PubChem, 2019-)
Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-
(PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:8697
(PubChem, 2019-)
alpha-Ethylcaproic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
alpha-Ethylhexanoic acid
(ChEBI, 2019-)
ethylhexanoic acid
(MacWilliam et al., 2018)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (4)