Chemistry, asked by asharanya7913, 11 months ago

how CH3-COOCH3 GOT THE NAME METHYL ETHANOATE and H-COOCH3 got as methyl methanoate

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Answered by ChankitSaini

Methyl acetate, also known as MeOAc, acetic acid methyl ester or methyl ethanoate, is a carboxylate ester with the formula CH3COOCH3. It is a flammable liquid with a characteristically pleasant smell reminiscent of some glues and nail polish removers. Methyl acetate is occasionally used as a solvent, being weakly polar and lipophilic, but its close relative ethyl acetate is a more common solvent being less toxic and less soluble in water. Methyl acetate has a solubility of 25% in water at room temperature. At elevated temperature its solubility in water is much higher. Methyl acetate is not stable in the presence of strong aqueous bases or aqueous acids. Methyl acetate is not considered as a VOC.[4]

Answered by nilabm2003

CH3-COOCH3
》》 it got its name because
CH3 Is a methyl group and COOH Is a carboxylic acid functional GROUP, 'eth' is used because leaving aside the alkyl group which is methyl there are only two carbon atoms.

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I DONT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THE SECOND PART!!!
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nilabm2003: ya wait

nilabm2003: I'll just check in my tb

nilabm2003: actually CH3COOCH3 is an Easter which is formed when alcohol reacts will carboxylic acid

nilabm2003: ester

nilabm2003: methyl ester is also called methyl ethanoate

nilabm2003: it is the IUPAC name

asharanya7913: so u mean actually there is no rule for naming this compound step by step?

nilabm2003: which grade r u in ? I am in tenth and I dont have esters in mah syllabus so I dont know abt them a lot except abt their IUPAC name and recognition

asharanya7913: ya

nilabm2003: idk a lot abt it search in internet......but internet is very complicated

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