Question

Why is methyl ethanoate an ester?? ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Methyl acetate is an acetate ester resulting from the formal condensation of acetic acid with methanol. A low-boiling (57 ℃) colourless, flammable liquid, it is used as a solvent for many resins and oils. It has a role as a polar aprotic solvent, a fragrance and an EC 3.4.

Molecular Formula: C3H6O2 or CH3COOCH3

PubChem CID: 6584

Molecular Weight: 74.08 g/mol

Answer 2

Answer:

Methyl acetate is an acetate ester resulting from the formal condensation of acetic acid with methanol. A low-boiling (57 ℃) colourless, flammable liquid, it is used as a solvent for many resins and oils. It has a role as a polar aprotic solvent, a fragrance and an EC 3.4.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 in the USA.Esters are more polar than ethers but less polar than alcohols. ... Because of their lack of hydrogen-bond-donating ability, esters do not self-associate. Consequently, esters are more volatile than carboxylic acids of similar molecular weight.Esters are somewhat soluble in water because they can act as hydrogen-bond acceptors to form hydrogen bonds. However, they cannot act as hydrogen-bond donors, so they don't self-associate. Esters are more volatile than comparable-sized carboxylic acids, more polar than ethers and less polar than alcohols.