Chemistry A-Level
Ester functional group
What Ester functional group means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Ester functional group
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Reference: OCR
The linkage broken in hydrolysis, namely the carbon–oxygen single bond between the carbonyl carbon and the alkoxy oxygen.
Topics that use Ester functional group
- Carboxylic acids and esters (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Acid-catalysed hydrolysis
- Acid–base behaviour of products
- Acyl chlorides as reactive acid derivatives
- By-products sulfur dioxide and hydrogen chloride
- Carboxylate salt formation
- Catalysis by concentrated sulfuric acid
- condensation
- Equilibrium position and yield versus rate
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