Question

Is Ethyl Acetate the same as Ester?

Answer 1

Yes it is right it is name of ester

Answer 2

Yes..ethyl acetate and ester is one and the same thing but it is called so because ester is made from a reaction between erhanoic acid and ethanol..

As the name of ethanoic acid is acetic acid,

The name ethyl acetate comes from eth-( 2 carbon compound ) and acetate from acetic acid..

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