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Nomenclature

Oligoesters

Physical properties

Ester Name	Structure	Odour or Occurrence
Allyl hexanoate		pineapple Pineapple Pineapple is the common name for an edible tropical plant and also its fruit. It is native to the southern part of Brazil, and Paraguay. This herbaceous plant perennial plant grows to tall with 30 or more trough-shaped and pointed leaves long, surrounding a thick plant stem....
Benzyl acetate Benzyl acetate Benzyl acetate is an organic compound with the molecular formula C9H10O2. It is the ester formed by condensation of benzyl alcohol and acetic acid....		pear Pear The pear is an edible pome fruit produced by a tree of genus Pyrus . The pear is classified within Maloideae, a subfamily within Rosaceae. The apple , which it resembles in floral structure, is also a member of this subfamily.... , strawberry Strawberry Fragaria is the name of a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits.... , jasmine Jasmine Jasmine is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family ,with about 200 species, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World....
Bornyl acetate		pine Pine Pines are Pinophyta trees in the genus Pinus, in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species....  tree flavor
Butyl butyrate Butyl butyrate Butyl butyrate, or butyl butanoate, is an organic compound which is an ester formed by the condensation of butyric acid and butanol. It is a clear, colorless liquid that is insoluble in water, but miscible with ethanol and diethyl ether....		pineapple Pineapple Pineapple is the common name for an edible tropical plant and also its fruit. It is native to the southern part of Brazil, and Paraguay. This herbaceous plant perennial plant grows to tall with 30 or more trough-shaped and pointed leaves long, surrounding a thick plant stem....
Ethyl acetate Ethyl acetate Ethyl acetate is the organic compound with the formula CH3COOCH2CH3. This colorless liquid has a characteristic sweet smell like certain glues or nail polish removers, in which it is used....		nail polish remover, model Scale model Sorry, no overview for this topic  paint Paint Paint is any liquid, liquifiable, or mastic composition which after application to a Substrate in a thin layer is converted to an opaque solid film.... , model airplane Model aircraft Model aircraft are flying or non-flying models of existing or imaginary aircraft, often scaled down versions of full size planes, using materials such as Ochroma pyramidale wood, foam and fiberglass....  glue Adhesive Adhesive or glue is a compound in a liquid or semi-liquid state that adhesion or bonds items together. Adhesives may come from either natural or Chemical synthesis sources....
Ethyl butyrate Ethyl butyrate Ethyl butyrate, also known as ethyl butanoate, or butyric ether, is an ester with the chemical formula CH3CH2CH2COOCH2CH3, with one oxygen having a double bond....		banana Banana File:Banana and cross section.jpgBanana is the common name for a fruit and also the herbaceous plants of the genus Musa which produce this commonly eaten fruit.... , pineapple Pineapple Pineapple is the common name for an edible tropical plant and also its fruit. It is native to the southern part of Brazil, and Paraguay. This herbaceous plant perennial plant grows to tall with 30 or more trough-shaped and pointed leaves long, surrounding a thick plant stem.... , strawberry Strawberry Fragaria is the name of a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits....
Ethyl hexanoate		pineapple Pineapple Pineapple is the common name for an edible tropical plant and also its fruit. It is native to the southern part of Brazil, and Paraguay. This herbaceous plant perennial plant grows to tall with 30 or more trough-shaped and pointed leaves long, surrounding a thick plant stem.... ,waxy-green banana
Ethyl cinnamate Ethyl cinnamate Ethyl cinnamate is the ester of cinnamic acid and ethanol. It is present in the essential oil of cinnamon; pure ethyl cinnamate has a "fruity and balsamic odor, reminiscent of cinnamon with an amber note" ....		cinnamon Cinnamon Cinnamon is a small evergreen tree 10?15 metres tall, belonging to the family Lauraceae, and is native to Sri Lanka.The leaf are ovate-oblong in shape, 7?18 cm long....
Ethyl formate Ethyl formate Ethyl formate is an ester formed when ethanol reacts with formic acid. It is also known as ethyl methanoate because ethanol and methanoic acid are used to form it....		lemon Lemon The lemon is the common name for Citrus limon. The reproductive tissue surrounds the seed of the angiosperm lemon tree. The lemon is used for culinary and nonculinary purposes throughout the world.... , rum Rûm R?m, also Roum or Rhum , is a very indefinite term used at different times in the Muslim world to refer to the Balkans and Anatolia generally, and for the Byzantine Empire in particular, for the Seljuk Sultanate of R?m in Asia Minor, and for Greeks inhabiting Ottoman Empire or modern Turkey territory as well as for Greek Cypriots.... , strawberry Strawberry Fragaria is the name of a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits....
Ethyl heptanoate Ethyl heptanoate Ethyl heptanoate is the ester resulting from the condensation of heptanoic acid and ethanol. It is used in the flavor industry because of its odor that is similar to grape....		apricot Apricot The Apricot is a species of Prunus, classified with the plum in the subgenus Prunus. The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation, but most likely in northern and western China and Central Asia, possibly also Korea and Japan.... , cherry Cherry The word cherry refers to a fleshy fruit that contains a single stony seed. The cherry belongs to the family Rosaceae, genus Prunus, along with almonds, peaches, plums, apricots and bird cherry .... , grape Grape File:Table grapes on white.jpgA grape is the non-Climacteric #In_botany fruit that grows on the Perennial plant and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis.... , raspberry Raspberry The raspberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the subgenus Rubus#Scientific classification of the genus Rubus; the name also applies to these plants themselves....
Ethyl isovalerate		apple APPLE This article is about the satellite APPLE. For the fruit apple, see Apple. For other uses see Apple .The Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment , was an experimental communication satellite with a C-Band transponder launched by Indian Space Research Organisation satellite on June 19, 1981 by Ariane 1, a launch vehicle of the European Spac...
Ethyl lactate Ethyl lactate Ethyl lactate, also known as lactic acid ethyl ester, is a monobasic ester formed from lactic acid and ethanol, commonly used as a solvent. This compound is considered biodegradable and can be used as a water-rinsable degreaser....		butter Butter Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermentation cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications such as baking, sauce making, and frying.... , cream Cream Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-butterfat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, over time, the lighter fat rises to the top....
Ethyl nonanoate		grape Grape File:Table grapes on white.jpgA grape is the non-Climacteric #In_botany fruit that grows on the Perennial plant and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis....
Ethyl pentanoate Ethyl pentanoate Ethyl pentanoate, also commonly known as ethyl valerate, is an organic compound used in flavors. It is an ester with the molecular formula C7H14O2....		apple APPLE This article is about the satellite APPLE. For the fruit apple, see Apple. For other uses see Apple .The Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment , was an experimental communication satellite with a C-Band transponder launched by Indian Space Research Organisation satellite on June 19, 1981 by Ariane 1, a launch vehicle of the European Spac...
Geranyl acetate Geranyl acetate Geranyl acetate is a natural organic compound that is classified as a terpene. It is a colorless liquid with a pleasant floral or fruity rose aroma....		geranium Pelargonium Pelargonium is a genus of flowering plants which includes about 200 species of perennial plants, succulent plants, and shrubs, commonly known as geraniums or storksbills....
Geranyl butyrate		cherry Cherry The word cherry refers to a fleshy fruit that contains a single stony seed. The cherry belongs to the family Rosaceae, genus Prunus, along with almonds, peaches, plums, apricots and bird cherry ....
Geranyl pentanoate		apple APPLE This article is about the satellite APPLE. For the fruit apple, see Apple. For other uses see Apple .The Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment , was an experimental communication satellite with a C-Band transponder launched by Indian Space Research Organisation satellite on June 19, 1981 by Ariane 1, a launch vehicle of the European Spac...
Isobutyl acetate Isobutyl acetate The chemical compound isobutyl acetate, with systematic name 2-methylpropyl ethanoate, is a common solvent. It is produced from the esterification of isobutanol with acetic acid....		cherry Cherry The word cherry refers to a fleshy fruit that contains a single stony seed. The cherry belongs to the family Rosaceae, genus Prunus, along with almonds, peaches, plums, apricots and bird cherry .... , raspberry Raspberry The raspberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the subgenus Rubus#Scientific classification of the genus Rubus; the name also applies to these plants themselves.... , strawberry Strawberry Fragaria is the name of a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits....
Isobutyl formate		raspberry Raspberry The raspberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the subgenus Rubus#Scientific classification of the genus Rubus; the name also applies to these plants themselves....
Isoamyl acetate Isoamyl acetate Isoamyl acetate, also known as isopentyl acetate, is an organic compound that is the ester formed from isoamyl alcohol and acetic acid. It is a clear colorless liquid that is only slightly soluble in water, but very soluble in most organic solvents....		pear Pear The pear is an edible pome fruit produced by a tree of genus Pyrus . The pear is classified within Maloideae, a subfamily within Rosaceae. The apple , which it resembles in floral structure, is also a member of this subfamily.... , banana Banana File:Banana and cross section.jpgBanana is the common name for a fruit and also the herbaceous plants of the genus Musa which produce this commonly eaten fruit....  (flavoring in Pear drop Pear drop A pear drop is a boiled sweet made from sugar and flavourings. The classic pear drop is a combination of half pink and half yellow in a pear-shaped drop about the size of a thumbnail, although they are more commonly found in packets containing separate yellow drops and pink drops in roughly equal proportions.... s)
Isopropyl acetate Isopropyl acetate Isopropyl acetate is an ester, an organic compound which is the product of condensation of acetic acid and isopropanol. It is a clear, colorless liquid with a characteristic fruity odor....		fruity
Linalyl acetate Linalyl acetate Linalyl acetate is a naturally-occurring phytochemical found in many flowers and spice plants. It is one of the principal components of the essential oils of bergamot and lavender....		lavender Lavender The Lavenders Lavandula are a genus of 39 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region south to tropical Africa and to the southeast regions of India.... , sage Common sage Salvia officinalis is a small perennial evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. It is native to the Mediterranean region and commonly grown as a kitchen and medicinal herb or as an ornamental garden plant....
Linalyl butyrate		peach Peach The peach is known as a species of Prunus native to China that bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach. It is a deciduous tree growing to 5?10 m tall, belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae....
Linalyl formate		apple APPLE This article is about the satellite APPLE. For the fruit apple, see Apple. For other uses see Apple .The Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment , was an experimental communication satellite with a C-Band transponder launched by Indian Space Research Organisation satellite on June 19, 1981 by Ariane 1, a launch vehicle of the European Spac... , peach Peach The peach is known as a species of Prunus native to China that bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach. It is a deciduous tree growing to 5?10 m tall, belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae....
Methyl acetate Methyl acetate Methyl acetate, also known as acetic acid methyl ester or methyl ethanoate, is a clear, flammable liquid with a characteristic, not unpleasant smell like certain glues or nail polish removers....		glue Glue This is a list of various types of adhesive. Historically, the term "glue" only referred to protein colloids prepared from animal flesh. The meaning has been extended to refer to any fluid adhesive....
Methyl anthranilate Methyl anthranilate Methyl anthranilate, also known as MA, methyl 2-aminobenzoate or carbomethoxyaniline, is an ester of anthranilic acid. Its chemical formula is C8H9NO2....		grape Grape File:Table grapes on white.jpgA grape is the non-Climacteric #In_botany fruit that grows on the Perennial plant and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis.... , jasmine Jasmine Jasmine is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family ,with about 200 species, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World....
Methyl benzoate Methyl benzoate Methyl benzoate is an ester with the chemical formula C6H5COOCH3. It is formed by the condensation of methanol and benzoic acid....		fruity, ylang ylang, feijoa Feijoa The Feijoa , also known as Pineapple Guava or Guavasteen, is an evergreen shrub or small tree, in height, originating from the highlands of southern Brazil, parts of Colombia, Uruguay and northern Argentina....
Methyl benzyl acetate		cherry Cherry The word cherry refers to a fleshy fruit that contains a single stony seed. The cherry belongs to the family Rosaceae, genus Prunus, along with almonds, peaches, plums, apricots and bird cherry ....
Methyl butyrate Methyl butyrate Methyl butyrate, also known under the systematic name methyl butanoate, is the methyl ester of butyric acid. As with most esters, it has a fruity odour in this case resembling apples or pineapples....  (methyl butanoate)		pineapple Pineapple Pineapple is the common name for an edible tropical plant and also its fruit. It is native to the southern part of Brazil, and Paraguay. This herbaceous plant perennial plant grows to tall with 30 or more trough-shaped and pointed leaves long, surrounding a thick plant stem.... , apple APPLE This article is about the satellite APPLE. For the fruit apple, see Apple. For other uses see Apple .The Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment , was an experimental communication satellite with a C-Band transponder launched by Indian Space Research Organisation satellite on June 19, 1981 by Ariane 1, a launch vehicle of the European Spac...
Methyl cinnamate Methyl cinnamate Methyl cinnamate is the methyl ester of cinnamic acid. It is found naturally in a variety of plants, including in fruits, like strawberry, and some culinary spices, such as Sichuan pepper and some varieties of basil....		strawberry Strawberry Fragaria is the name of a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits....
Methyl pentanoate Methyl pentanoate Methyl pentanoate, commonly known as methyl valerate, is the methyl ester of pentanoic acid with a fruity odor. It is marketed under the trade name Validol as a sedative....  (methyl valerate)		flower Flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproduction structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds.... y
Methyl phenylacetate Methyl phenylacetate Methyl phenylacetate is an organic compound that is the ester formed from methanol and phenylacetic acid. It is a clear colorless liquid that is only slightly soluble in water, but very soluble in most organic solvents....		honey Honey Honey is a sweet fluid produced by honey bees , and derived from the nectar of flowers. According to the United States National Honey Board and various international food regulations, "honey stipulates a pure product that does not allow for the addition of any other substance?this includes, but is not limited to, water or other sweeteners...
Methyl salicylate Methyl salicylate Methyl salicylate is a natural product of many species of plants. Some of the plants producing it are called wintergreens, hence the common name....  (oil of wintergreen)		Modern root beer Root beer Root beer is a carbonated beverage originally brewed using sassafras. Root beer, popularized in North America, comes in two forms: fermentation and soft drink.... , wintergreen Wintergreen Wintergreen is a group of plants. Wintergreen once commonly referred to plants that continue photosynthesis throughout the winter. The term evergreen is now more commonly used for this characteristic.... , Germolene Germolene Germolene is a brand name used on a range of antiseptic products produced by the company Bayer. The brand rights were acquired in 1999 from the Smithkline Beecham company....  and Ralgex Ralgex Ralgex Spray is a spray specifically used for soothing painful muscles and joints in humans, not animals. It often causes a stinging sensation to the skin when sprayed on but is still considered effective and can be bought from any chemist....  ointments (UK)
Nonyl caprylate		orange Orange (fruit) An orange?specifically, the sweet orange?is the citrus Citrus sinensis and its fruit. The orange is a Hybrid of ancient cultivated origin, possibly between pomelo and tangerine ....
Octyl acetate Octyl acetate Octyl acetate, or octyl ethanoate, is an ester that is formed from octanol and acetic acid. It is the basis for artificial orange flavoring....		fruity-orange Orange (fruit) An orange?specifically, the sweet orange?is the citrus Citrus sinensis and its fruit. The orange is a Hybrid of ancient cultivated origin, possibly between pomelo and tangerine ....
Octyl butyrate		parsnip Parsnip The parsnip is a root vegetable related to the carrot. Parsnips resemble carrots, but are paler than most of them and have a stronger flavor. Like carrots, parsnips are native to Eurasia and have been eaten there since ancient times....
Amyl acetate Amyl acetate Amyl acetate is an organic compound and an ester with the chemical formula CH3COO4CH3 and the molecular weight 130.18 g/mol....  (pentyl acetate)		apple APPLE This article is about the satellite APPLE. For the fruit apple, see Apple. For other uses see Apple .The Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment , was an experimental communication satellite with a C-Band transponder launched by Indian Space Research Organisation satellite on June 19, 1981 by Ariane 1, a launch vehicle of the European Spac... , banana Banana File:Banana and cross section.jpgBanana is the common name for a fruit and also the herbaceous plants of the genus Musa which produce this commonly eaten fruit....
Pentyl butyrate Pentyl butyrate Pentyl butyrate, also known as pentyl butanoate or amyl butyrate, is an ester that is formed when pentanol is reacted with butyric acid, usually in the presence of sulfuric acid as a catalyst....  (amyl butyrate)		apricot Apricot The Apricot is a species of Prunus, classified with the plum in the subgenus Prunus. The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation, but most likely in northern and western China and Central Asia, possibly also Korea and Japan.... , pear Pear The pear is an edible pome fruit produced by a tree of genus Pyrus . The pear is classified within Maloideae, a subfamily within Rosaceae. The apple , which it resembles in floral structure, is also a member of this subfamily.... , pineapple Pineapple Pineapple is the common name for an edible tropical plant and also its fruit. It is native to the southern part of Brazil, and Paraguay. This herbaceous plant perennial plant grows to tall with 30 or more trough-shaped and pointed leaves long, surrounding a thick plant stem....
Pentyl hexanoate (amyl caproate)		apple APPLE This article is about the satellite APPLE. For the fruit apple, see Apple. For other uses see Apple .The Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment , was an experimental communication satellite with a C-Band transponder launched by Indian Space Research Organisation satellite on June 19, 1981 by Ariane 1, a launch vehicle of the European Spac... , pineapple Pineapple Pineapple is the common name for an edible tropical plant and also its fruit. It is native to the southern part of Brazil, and Paraguay. This herbaceous plant perennial plant grows to tall with 30 or more trough-shaped and pointed leaves long, surrounding a thick plant stem....
Pentyl pentanoate Pentyl pentanoate Pentyl pentanoate is an ester used in dilute solution to replicate the scent or flavour of apple, and sometimes pineapple. It is referred to as pentyl valerate or amyl pentanoate using classical nomenclature....  (amyl valerate)		apple APPLE This article is about the satellite APPLE. For the fruit apple, see Apple. For other uses see Apple .The Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment , was an experimental communication satellite with a C-Band transponder launched by Indian Space Research Organisation satellite on June 19, 1981 by Ariane 1, a launch vehicle of the European Spac...
Propyl ethanoate		pear Pear The pear is an edible pome fruit produced by a tree of genus Pyrus . The pear is classified within Maloideae, a subfamily within Rosaceae. The apple , which it resembles in floral structure, is also a member of this subfamily....
Propyl isobutyrate		rum Rûm R?m, also Roum or Rhum , is a very indefinite term used at different times in the Muslim world to refer to the Balkans and Anatolia generally, and for the Byzantine Empire in particular, for the Seljuk Sultanate of R?m in Asia Minor, and for Greeks inhabiting Ottoman Empire or modern Turkey territory as well as for Greek Cypriots....
Terpenyl butyrate		cherry Cherry The word cherry refers to a fleshy fruit that contains a single stony seed. The cherry belongs to the family Rosaceae, genus Prunus, along with almonds, peaches, plums, apricots and bird cherry ....

Ester synthesis

• Transesterification
  Transesterification
  
  In organic chemistry, transesterification is the process of exchanging the alcohol group of an ester compound with another alcohol. These reactions are often catalyst by the addition of an acid or base ....
  s between other esters
• Dieckmann condensation
  Dieckmann condensation
  
  The Dieckmann condensation is the intramolecular chemical reaction of diesters with base to give ?-ketoesters. It is named after the German chemist Walter Dieckmann ....
   or Claisen condensation
  Claisen condensation
  
  The Claisen condensation is a carbon-carbon bond forming organic reaction that occurs between two esters or one ester and another carbonyl compound in the presence of a strong base, resulting in a ?-keto ester or a ?-diketone....
   of esters carrying acidic a-protons
• Favorskii rearrangement
  Favorskii rearrangement
  
  The Favorskii rearrangement , named for the Russian chemist Alexei Yevgrafovich Favorskii, is most principally a rearrangement of cyclopropanones and a-halo ketones which leads to carboxylic acid derivatives....
   of a-haloketones in presence of base
• Nucleophilic displacement of alkyl halides with carboxylic acid salts
• Nucleophilic displacement of acyl halide
  Acyl halide
  
  An acyl halide is a chemical compound derived from an oxoacid by replacing a hydroxyl group with a halide group.If the acid is a carboxylic acid, the compound contains a ?COX functional group, which consists of a carbonyl group singly bonded to a halogen atom....
  s with alcohol
  Alcohol
  
  In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl Functional group is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group....
  s
• Baeyer-Villiger oxidation
  Baeyer-Villiger oxidation
  
  The Baeyer-Villiger oxidation is an organic reaction in which a ketone is redox to an ester by treatment with peroxy acids or hydrogen peroxide....
   of ketones with peroxides
• Pinner reaction
  Pinner reaction
  
  The Pinner reaction is an organic reaction of a nitrile with an alcohol under acid catalysis for instance hydrochloric acid. The product formed is the hydrochloric acid salt of an imino ester or an alkyl imidate, which sometimes is called a Pinner salt....
   of nitrile
  Nitrile
  
  A nitrile is any organic compound which has a -Carbon=Nitrogen functional group. The -C=N functional group is called a nitrile group....
  s with an alcohol

Ester reactions

• Esters may undergo hydrolysis
  Hydrolysis
  
  Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction during which one or more water are split into hydrogen and hydroxide ions which may go on to participate in further reactions....
   - the breakdown of an ester by water. This process can be catalyzed both by acids and bases. The base-catalyzed process is called saponification
  Saponification
  
  Saponification is the hydrolysis of an ester under base conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of a carboxylic acid . Saponification is commonly used to refer to the reaction of a metallic alkali with a fat or oil to form soap....
  . The hydrolysis yields an alcohol and a carboxylic acid
  Carboxylic acid
  
  Carboxylic acids are organic acids characterized by the presence of a carboxyl group, which has the Chemical formula -COH, usually written -COOH or -CO2H....
   or its carboxylate salt
  Salt
  
  A salt, in chemistry, is defined as the product formed from the neutralisation reaction of acids and base . Salts are ionic compounds composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically electric charge ....
  .
• Esters also react if heated with primary or secondary amine
  Amine
  
  Amines are organic compounds and functional groups that contain a base nitrogen atom with a lone pair. Amines are derivative s of ammonia, wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by organic substituents such as alkyl and aryl groups....
  s, producing amide
  Amide
  
  In chemistry, an amide is one of three kinds of compounds:* the organic chemistry functional group characterized by a carbonyl group linked to a nitrogen atom , or a compound that contains this functional group ; or...
  s.
• Phenyl esters react to hydroxyarylketones in the Fries rearrangement
  Fries rearrangement
  
  The Fries rearrangement, named for the German chemist Karl Theophil Fries, is a rearrangement reaction of a phenyl ester to a hydroxy aryl ketone by catalysis of lewis acids....
  .
• Di-esters such as diethyl malonate
  Diethyl malonate
  
  Diethyl malonate, also known as DEM, is the diethyl ester of malonic acid. It occurs naturally in grapes and strawberries as a colourless liquid with an apple-like odor, and is used in perfumes....
   react as nucleophile
  Nucleophile
  
  In chemistry, a nucleophile is a reagent that forms a chemical bond to its reaction partner by donating both bonding electrons. Because nucleophiles donate electrons, they are by definition Lewis bases ....
   with alkyl halides in the malonic ester synthesis
  Malonic ester synthesis
  
  The malonic ester synthesis is a chemical reaction where diethyl malonate or another ester of malonic acid is alkylated at the carbon Alpha carbon to both carbonyl groups, and then converted to a substituted acetic acid....
   after deprotonation
  Deprotonation
  
  Deprotonation is a chemistry term that refers to the removal of a proton from a molecule, forming the conjugate base. The relative ability for a molecule to give up a proton is measured by a pKa value....
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• Specific esters are functionalized with an a-hydroxyl group in the Chan rearrangement
  Chan rearrangement
  
  The Chan rearrangement is a chemical reaction that involves rearrangement reaction an acyloxy acetate in the presence of a strong base to a 2-hydroxy-3-keto-ester ....
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• Esters are converted to isocyanate
  Isocyanate
  
  Isocyanate is the functional group of atoms ?N=C=O , not to be confused with the cyanate functional group which is arranged as ?O?C=N....
  s through intermediate hydroxamic acid
  Hydroxamic acid
  
  A hydroxamic acid is a class of chemical compounds sharing the same functional group in which an hydroxylamine is inserted into an carboxylic acid....
  s in the Lossen rearrangement
  Lossen rearrangement
  
  The Lossen rearrangement is the chemical reaction of a hydroxamic acid 1 with a dehydration agent to form the O-derivative 2, which spontaneously rearranges to form an isocyanate 3....
  .
• Esters with ß-hydrogen atoms can be converted to alkenes in ester pyrolysis
  Ester pyrolysis
  
  Ester pyrolysis in organic chemistry is a vacuum pyrolysis reaction converting esters containing a ?-hydrogen atom into the corresponding carboxylic acid and the alkene....
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External links

• A simple guide to naming and making esters, as well as the chemistry behind it.