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(Solved): Esters are generally formed by the reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol. The IUPAC name ...
Esters are generally formed by the reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol. The IUPAC name of an ester consists of an alkyl group and a carboxylate, separated by a space. The alkyl portion comes from the alcohol and the carboxylate name from the carboxylic acid. (Figure 1) Figure 1 of 1 View Available Hint(s) * Incorrect; Try Again; 5 attempts remaining Enter the IUPAC name of the ester depicted below
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Esters are formed by reaction between carboxylic acid and alcohol. Functional group in carboxylic acid is and the functional group in alcohol is . These two functional groups react with removal of forming the ester with functional group