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what functional group do esters have?
COO
when does ethanol and ethanoic acid react?
in the presence of an
acid catalyst
what is the ester produced when ethanol reacts with ethanoic acid?
ethyl ethanoate
what by product is produced when ethanol reacts with ethanoic acid?
water
what is the structural formula of ethyl ethanoate?
CH3COOCH2CH3
how do you name ester?
the first part comes from the
alcohol
and you remove
anol
and replace with
yl
second part comes from
carboxylic acid
remove
oic acid
and replace with
oate
how do you write the displayed formula
of
a formed ester?
H
is lost from the
alcohol
and the
OH
for
carboxylic acid
and a
bond
forms between the
c
in
carboxylic acid
and o in
alcohol
what is distinctive about esters?
sweet smells
and
volatile
what are esters used for?
food flavourings
and
perfumes
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