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[[Image:Ethyl Acetate stickfigure.jpg|right|thumb|350px|{{#ifexist:Template:Ethyl Acetate stickfigure.jpg/credit|{{Ethyl Acetate stickfigure.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Ethyl acetate, a small ester.]]  
[[Image:Ethyl Acetate stickfigure.jpg|right|thumb|350px|{{#ifexist:Template:Ethyl Acetate stickfigure.jpg/credit|{{Ethyl Acetate stickfigure.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}Ethyl acetate, a small ester.]]  
In chemistry, an '''ester''' is a chemical compound that contains a carbonyl functionality attached to an alkoxide.  Esters are widely used in the food industry as artificial flavors.  Small esters can be used as solvents.
In chemistry, an '''ester''' is a chemical compound that contains a carbonyl functionality attached to an alkoxide.  Esters are widely used in the food industry as artificial flavors.  Small esters can be used as solvents.  Esters are generally synthesized from in a condensation reaction between a [[carboxylic acid]] and an [[alcohol]].
 
== ester synthesis==
The ester ethyl acetate (shown in the figure) can be produced from the [[condensation reaction]] between [[acetic acid]] and [[ethanol]].

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Ethyl acetate, a small ester.

In chemistry, an ester is a chemical compound that contains a carbonyl functionality attached to an alkoxide. Esters are widely used in the food industry as artificial flavors. Small esters can be used as solvents. Esters are generally synthesized from in a condensation reaction between a carboxylic acid and an alcohol.

ester synthesis

The ester ethyl acetate (shown in the figure) can be produced from the condensation reaction between acetic acid and ethanol.