4gEsters
Syllabus objectives
- 4.38know that esters contain the functional groupSeparate Chemistry only
- 4.39know that ethyl ethanoate is the ester produced when ethanol and ethanoic acid react in the presence of an acid catalystSeparate Chemistry only
- 4.40understand how to write the structural and displayed formulae of ethyl ethanoateSeparate Chemistry only
- 4.41understand how to write the structural and displayed formulae of an ester, given the name or formula of the alcohol and carboxylic acid from which it is formed and vice versaSeparate Chemistry only
- 4.42know that esters are volatile compounds with distinctive smells and are used as food flavourings and in perfumesSeparate Chemistry only
- 4.43practical: prepare a sample of an ester such as ethyl ethanoateSeparate Chemistry onlyPractical