描述
2-methylbutylbutyrate is a member of the class of compounds known as fatty acid esters. Fatty acid esters are carboxylic ester derivatives of a fatty acid. Thus, 2-methylbutylbutyrate is considered to be a fatty ester lipid molecule. 2-methylbutylbutyrate is practically insoluble (in water) and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). 2-methylbutylbutyrate can be found in roman camomile, which makes 2-methylbutylbutyrate a potential biomarker for the consumption of this food product.