do esters contain ethers?

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Yggdrasil · Answer

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Yggdrasil · Answer

does the C-O-R not count as an ether?

Vocaloid · Answer

You could argue that they both have an ether linkage but for practical purposes they’re considered distinct functional groups because the -OR behaves differently in both groups

Vocaloid · Answer

So to put it more simply, the image you posted would not be considered an ether

Yggdrasil · Answer

yeah, thanks, got a really misleading question asking to tick which functional groups are present in a molecule picture. I mean, it's there, but you would not call what is there an ether, when naming it.

Yggdrasil · Answer

omg, just realised theres also a ketone option. great

Yggdrasil · Answer

|dw:1566564708530:dw| this is it btw

Yggdrasil · Answer

out of 
carbonyl, ketone, ester, ether and carboxylic acid, i have carbonyl and ester ticked, but now i'm doubting myself

Yggdrasil · Answer

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Yggdrasil · Answer

oo

Vocaloid · Answer

Yeah the one you drew would still be considered an Esther

For it to be a ketone or aldehyde there can’t be an oxygen attached to the same carbon

Yggdrasil · Answer

ketone had got to be with connected to only Cs yea?

Yggdrasil · Answer

C's*

Vocaloid · Answer

Yeah

Yggdrasil · Answer

lol i swear if i get this wrong

Yggdrasil · Answer

wait.. ethers are R-O-R, does a C with no H on it count as an alkyl group?

Vocaloid · Answer

Probably not, alkys are typically defined as groups with only C and H

Gdeinward · Answer

an alkyl is a functional group of an organic chemical that contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms. So no I dont think  that would count

Yggdrasil · Answer

yeah, it's such a stupid question tho...

Gdeinward · Answer

oops didnt realize vocaloid answered already

Yggdrasil · Answer

dw, i need all the help i can get

Yggdrasil · Answer

"if the letter A is in CAT, is it still A?" bruh....

Yggdrasil · Answer

i'm gonna go with carbonyl and ester

Vocaloid · Answer

Yeah that’s probably what I’d go with too

Vocaloid · Answer

Don’t worry this stuff confused the heck out of me when I was taking Orgo

Yggdrasil · Answer

it's part of a small test that you do and submit once, and get absolutely no feedback on, just if you get a question wrong it's boom!, 2 marks lost

Gdeinward · Answer

wow thats crappy

Yggdrasil · Answer

everyone googles for it anyways

Gdeinward · Answer

I suppose good luck.

Yggdrasil · Answer

|dw:1566568580894:dw| what groups does this have?

Gdeinward · Answer

are there any choices with this one?

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