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Total cards: 4•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
Esther
Back (Answer)
• Contains carbon with hydroxy (OH) bond and oxygen double bond (C=OOH) functional group
#2
Front (Question)
Esther formation
Back (Answer)
• Concentrated carboxylic acid + alcohol ⇌ esther + water • Concentrated acid needed as catalyst
#3
Front (Question)
Esther characteristics / uses
Back (Answer)
• volatile compounds with distinctive smells • used as food flavourings and in perfumes
#4
Front (Question)
Esther naming
Back (Answer)
• carboxylic acid (prefix…anoic) + alcohol (prefix…anol) -> esther(alcohol(prefix…yl) + carboxylic acid(prefix…anoate)) • E.g. Ethanoic acid + propanol -> propyl ethanoate