Esters are generally formed by the reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol. The IUPAC name of an ester consists of an alkyl group and a carboxylate, separated by a space. The alkyl portion comes from the alcohol, and the carboxylate name comes from the carboxylic acid.

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Ester exists formed by the reaction of the water to produce alcohols and organic or non organic compounds.

What are functional group?

Functional groups are the groups of atoms in a compound ,such as hydroxyl group in a alcohol , that determines the chemical behaviour of compound.

For example, hydroxyl , alcohol (OH) , carboxylic (COOH), amino [tex]$(NH_2)[/tex], methyl [tex]$(CH_3)[/tex] etc.

These are use in IUPAC naming , Ester is also a type of functional group .

The formula we use for ester RC-O-O-R' , here R can be any substitute ,C is carbon and O represents Oxygen. Esters are used in perfumes , oils , flavours .It is a flavouring agent.

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