Esters

• What reacts together to form esters?

  Alcohols and carboxylic acids
• What is the functional group of esters?

  COO
• What ester is formed when ethanol and ethanoic acid react together?

  Ethyl ethanoate
• Esters are volatile compounds. What does this mean?

  They have a low boiling point
• Esters have distinctive smells and are used in perfumes and as flavourings in food