an ester has the molecular formula C4 H8 O2 write its structural formula? what happens when this ester is heated in the presence of sodium hydroxide solution? write balanced chemical equation?
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CH3- C=O-OCH2-CH3 <- STRUCTURAL FORMULA
( also known as ethyl ethanoate)
the ester forms an alcohol and a sodium salt of carboxylic acid.
ethyl ethanoate + NaOH ----------> alcohol + sodium ethanoate.
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