Esters Flashcards

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What are esters?

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Esters are compounds with the functional group R-COO-R. They are sweet-smelling oily liquids used in food flavorings and perfumes.

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How are esters made?

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Esters are made by the reaction between alcohols and carboxylic acids in an esterification reaction.

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How are esters named?

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The first part of the name indicates the length of the carbon chain in the alcohol, and it ends with the letters ‘-yl’. The second part indicates the length of the carbon chain in the carboxylic acid, and it ends with ‘-oate’.

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Give an example of an esterification reaction.

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Ethanoic acid will react with ethanol in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid (catalyst) to form ethyl ethanoate:

CH3COOH + C2H5OH → CH3COOC2H5 + H2O

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Name the ester formed from pentanol and butanoic acid

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The ester formed from pentanol and butanoic acid is called pentyl butanoate.

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Write the formula of the ester functional group.

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The formula of the ester functional group is R-COO-R.

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Define an esterification reaction

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A reaction between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid to form an ester.

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What catalyst is needed for esterification reactions?

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Concentrated sulfuric acid is used as a catalyst for esterification reactions.

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How is ethyl ethanoate formed?

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Ethyl ethanoate is formed by the reaction between ethanoic acid and ethanol.

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True or False?

Esters have low boiling points.

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True.

Esters have low boiling points, making them volatile.

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