MALTOL

Structure

2D structure of MALTOL
2D structure
Drag to rotate, scroll to zoom
3D model

Drawn and modelled with RDKit, 3D viewer 3Dmol.js. PubChem CID 8369

Names and identifiers

Name

MALTOL

IUPAC name

3-hydroxy-2-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one

SMILES

CC1=C(C(=O)C=CO1)O

General information

Molecular formula

C6H6O3

Molecular weight

126.11 g/mol

Monoisotopic mass

126.0317 Da

Classification

Pathway:
Superclass:
Class:
Glycoside:
No

Chemical classification: NPClassifier (Kim et al., 2021)

Plants with the compound

Plant Plant part Amount Reference
Rubus idaeus L. subsp. idaeus fruit -
List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Trifolium pratense L. subsp. pratense flower 140 ppm
Buchnauer,G.,Jirovetz,L.,Nikiforov,A.1996.Comparative Investigation of Essential Clover Flower Oils from Austria Using Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detection,Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectometry,and Gas Chrom.-Olfactometry.J.Agrc.Food Chem.44:1827-8