Carboxylic Acid - Ester

Question 1

Esters

Answer 1

• contain a carbon with a double bond to oxygen and a single bond to an oxygen that has another carbon atom attached

Question 2

Nomenclature of Esters

Answer 2

named as two parts

1. name alkyl group of alcohol part
2. identify parent name of acid from which ester was named
3. drop -ic acid from parent name and add -ate suffix
4. format is methyl butanoate

Question 3

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CH3COCH3

Answer 3

Methyl ethanoate