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OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do i name an ester compound?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

first the alcohol part is named and then followed by the acid part example : propanol + ethanoic acid = propyl ethanoate

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you name the alcohol first like methyl then you name the carboxylate ion as propanoate

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