An ester has the following structural formula $C H_{3} C H_{2} C H_{2} C O O C H_{2} C H_{3}$ $CH_3CH_2CH_2COOCH_2CH_3$ . What is the name of this ester?

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An ester has the following structural formula $C H_{3} C H_{2} C H_{2} C O O C H_{2} C H_{3}$ $CH_3CH_2CH_2COOCH_2CH_3$ . What is the name of this ester?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-10T15:55:39

Ethyl butanoate

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It is an ester of a mono carboxylic acid of 4 carbon atoms connected in a straight chain( i.e butanoic acid $C H_{3} C H_{2} C H_{2} C O O H$ $CH_3CH_2CH_2COOH$ ). and ester is produced replacing the H atom -COOH group by $C H_{3} C H_{2} - .$ $CH_3CH_2-.$

So the name - Ethyl butanoate

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An ester has the following structural formula $C H_{3} C H_{2} C H_{2} C O O C H_{2} C H_{3}$ $CH_3CH_2CH_2COOCH_2CH_3$ . What is the name of this ester?

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