richardn90
Registered: 10/20/09
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Hello all,
When an ester is a substituent of a parent chain, what is the name that is given to the molecule?
For the other functional groups, I know that ketones are given -keto-, aldehydes -aldo-, alcohols -hydroxy-, and amines -amino-, but what about esters? As far as I know, carboxylic acids will always be given the first priority for naming the parent chain, so they will never be a substituent, is this correct? What if there are more than one carboxyl group in a molecule, what do we name the carboxyl group as a substituent then? Please help! Thanks in advance.
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Sneha_S
Registered: 10/10/09
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richardn90
Registered: 10/20/09
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Hello,
What I meant was when an ester is found with a carboxylic acid in the same compound. Since the ester is second in priority to the carboxylic acid, it essentially becomes a substituent for the purposes of naming, right? So, then, what would it be called? Thanks!
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