Structure Database (LMSD)

Common Name
5-Methylheptadecane
Systematic Name
5-Methylheptadecane
Synonyms
LM ID
LMFA11000460
Formula
C18H38
Exact Mass
Calculate m/z
254.297351
Status
Curated
Show lipids differing only in stereochemistry/bond geometry

Classification

Category
Main Class
Sub Class
Fatty Acyls [FA]
Hydrocarbons [FA11]

References

Comments
Pherobase Semiochemicals

Taxonomy Information

Curated from
NCBI taxonomy class
Reference
Cytisus scoparius (#3835)
Magnoliopsida (#3398)
5-Methylheptadecane: Sex Pheromone of the Broom Twig Miner, Leucoptera Spartifoliella, a Biological Control Agent for the Scotch Broom.,
J Chem Ecol, 2024
Pubmed ID: 37477755

String Representations

InChiKey (Click to copy)
WHUUMUMJALVXPL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChi (Click to copy)
InChI=1S/C18H38/c1-4-6-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-17-18(3)16-7-5-2/h18H,4-17H2,1-3H3
SMILES (Click to copy)
CCCCC(C)CCCCCCCCCCCC

Other Databases

PubChem CID
185593

Calculated Physicochemical Properties

Heavy Atoms 18
Rings 0
Aromatic Rings 0
Rotatable Bonds 14
Van der Waals Molecular Volume 319.96
Topological Polar Surface Area 0.00
Hydrogen Bond Donors 0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 0
logP 7.12
Molar Refractivity 85.15

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