esters

• 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