How can we know the name of ester (carbon compound)?

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How can we know the name of ester (carbon compound)?

2007-04-26 19:24:45 · 2 answers · asked by mahirah 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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An ester is named according to the alkyl group (the part from the alcohol) and then the alkanoate (the part from the carboxylic acid) which make it up. For example, the reaction between methanol and butyric acid yields the ester, methyl butyrate.

2007-04-26 19:30:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

For esters formed from an alcohol and an acid:
Unless IUPAC has done it again, the current routine is to refer to it as the ester of acid. For example, if you have an ester of isopropyl alcohol and benzoic acid, it is called the isopropyl ester of benzoic acid.

2007-04-27 02:33:38 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋