Carboxylate ester
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A carboxylate ester is a carboxylic acid
ester
.
Typically, the term "ester" refers to a carboxylate ester, but technically, the parent acid of an ester can be any acid.
For example, methyl formate
is a carboxylate ester.
Carboxylic acid
Carboxylic acids are organic acids characterized by the presence of at least one carboxyl group. The general formula of a carboxylic acid is R-COOH, where R is some monovalent functional group...
ester
Ester
Esters are chemical compounds derived by reacting an oxoacid with a hydroxyl compound such as an alcohol or phenol. Esters are usually derived from an inorganic acid or organic acid in which at least one -OH group is replaced by an -O-alkyl group, and most commonly from carboxylic acids and...
.
Typically, the term "ester" refers to a carboxylate ester, but technically, the parent acid of an ester can be any acid.
For example, methyl formate
Methyl formate
Methyl formate, also called methyl methanoate, is the methyl ester of formic acid. The simplest example of an ester, it is a clear liquid with an ethereal odor, high vapor pressure, and low surface tension.-Production:...
is a carboxylate ester.