Compound
dibutanoylglycerol
A diglyceride resulting from the formal condensation of any two of the hydroxy groups of glycerol with the carboxy groups of two molecules of butanoic acid (either R1 = H and R2 = butanoyl, or R1 = butanoyl and R2 = H). A 'closed class'.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:76478), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
CHEBI:76478ChEBI
Structure
- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C11H20O5
- Mass
- 232.274 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- SMILES
- [1*]OC(CO[2*])COC(=O)CCC
- Look it up
- ChEBI
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
What the reference databases state
Chemical structure
- dibutanoylglycerol has the functional parent butyric acidCompoundChEBI CHEBI:76478Inferred only
Reactions
1 reaction
1,2,3-tributanoylglycerol+waterdibutanoylglycerol+butanoate+hydron
Catalysed by LPL or LIPC or PNLIP or PNLIPRP2 or LIPG
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:40475CC BY 4.0Reference data