2-methylthiophene (CHEBI:141567)

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ChEBI Name	2-methylthiophene

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:141567

Definition	A member of the class of thiophenes that is thiophene in which the hydrogen atom at position 2 is substituted by a methyl group.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Submitter	Mark Williams

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Formula

C5H6S

Net Charge

Average Mass

98.167

Monoisotopic Mass

98.01902

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H6S/c1-5-3-2-4-6-5/h2-4H,1H3

InChIKey

XQQBUAPQHNYYRS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC1=CC=CS1

Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s):	Maillard reaction product Any thermal degradation product obtained as a result of a chemical reaction between an amino acid and a reducing sugar (Maillard reaction, a non-enzymatic browning procedure that usually imparts flavour to starch-based food products).

Biological Role(s):	flavouring agent A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.

Application(s):	flavouring agent A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	2-methylthiophene (CHEBI:141567) has functional parent thiophene (CHEBI:30856) 2-methylthiophene (CHEBI:141567) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617) 2-methylthiophene (CHEBI:141567) has role Maillard reaction product (CHEBI:77523) 2-methylthiophene (CHEBI:141567) is a thiophenes (CHEBI:26961) 2-methylthiophene (CHEBI:141567) is a volatile organic compound (CHEBI:134179)

IUPAC Name

2-methylthiophene

Synonyms	Sources
2-methylthiacyclopentadiene	NIST Chemistry WebBook
2-Methylthiophen	IUPAC
2-thiotolene	ChEBI

Citation	Type	Source
21889635	PubMed citation	Europe PMC

Last Modified

18 June 2019