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Offline Aakash

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What is the corresponding alcohol of CH3COOCH3 ?
« on: December 06, 2013, 09:13:49 AM »
What is the corresponding alcohol of CH3COOCH3 ? It was said that the first part of the name of this ester is derived from the alkyl group of the corresponding alcohol.
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Re: What is the corresponding alcohol of CH3COOCH3 ?
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2013, 09:28:56 AM »
CH3COOH + CH3OH ... CH3COOCH3
acetic acid + methyl alcohol ... methyl acetate
can we say methyl alcohol ?
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Re: What is the corresponding alcohol of CH3COOCH3 ?
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2013, 09:30:07 AM »
An ester is formed when you react a carboxylic acid with an alcohol. So the corresponding carboxylic acid will "contribute" with the R-CO part and the alcohol with the O-R to the ester.

Quote from: cbn on December 06, 2013, 09:28:56 AM
CH3COOH + CH3OH ... CH3COOCH3
acetic acid + methyl alcohol ... methyl acetate
can we say methyl alcohol ?

Yeah, I think so. I just say methanol though.
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Re: What is the corresponding alcohol of CH3COOCH3 ?
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2013, 02:05:41 PM »
thanks.
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