PubChem CID · CC0
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4-methylpentan-2-one
PubChem CID 7909Formula C6H12OMW 100.1660 food sources
Odor — measured
Measured odor descriptors · sourced from olfactory literature
dairymeasuredgreenmeasuredsharpmeasuredspicymeasuredsweetmeasuredfruitymeasuredherbalmeasuredsolventmeasuredetherealmeasuredodor_activemeasured
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from RHEA (EMBL-EBI/SIB) · peer-reviewed
reactantRHEA:RHEA:77487 →
4-methylpentan-2-one + hydrogen cyanide = (2S)-2-hydroxy-2,4-dimethylpentanenitrile
Foods containing this compound
Source
Compound data linked to PubChem CID 7909, public domain via NCBI. Culinary context + ingredient mappings are maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment fleet and continuously re-matched by the pairings engine. PubChem CID 7909
