Esters!!!!!!!

YAY this is our second last blog and the last blog that has new material! On the other hand.............Chem 11 is almost over :(

So Esters are really cool because they create smells like orange, spearmint, ect. We will be making esters next class, through a process called esterfication!

The functional group for Esters looks like this.....



so basically a double bonded oxygen conected to a carbon which is also conected to another oxygen and then a carbon chain on either side.

here are some more examples:



so the chain that is conected to the oxygens forms the stem, with the ending - oate and the second chain goes in front.simple right?

now lets learn how Esters are formed.....

Esters are formed by the reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol. Water is also a byproduct of this reaction.



this picture illustrates how Esters are formed. Ta Da!!!

Here are some fun smelling Esters!