Esters
June 17th, 2008
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Esters have the -COOC- bond system. The prefix part of the name is derived from the alkyl (or aryl) part the alcohol (or phenol).
The suffix part of the name is based on the carboxylic acid, but the “…oic acid” becomes “…oate” eg: ethyl ethanoate, methyl ethanoate, pentyl butanoate etc.
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