An ester used as medicine is
(a) ethyl acetate (b) methyl acetate
(c) methyl salicylate (d) ethyl benzoate
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option c methyl salicylate
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(c) methyl salicylate
Explanation:
Methyl salicylate is commonly known as 'aspirin' and used as an analgesic.
Ester is the chemical compound derived from an acid in which at least one –OH group is replaced by an –O–alkyl group. Usually, esters are derived from a carboxylic acid and an alcohol through a process called esterification.
Option C is the answer.
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