carboxylic acid — Chem. any organic acid containing one or more carboxyl groups. [1900 05; CARBOXYL + IC] * * * Any organic compound with the general chemical formula ―COOH in which a carbon (C) atom is bonded to an oxygen (O) atom by a double bond to make a… … Universalium
Ester pyrolysis — in organic chemistry is a vacuum pyrolysis reaction converting esters containing a β hydrogen atom into the corresponding carboxylic acid and the alkene. The reaction is an Ei elimination.Examples are the synthesis of acrylic acid from ethyl… … Wikipedia
Ester — For other uses, see Ester (disambiguation). A carboxylic acid ester. R and R denote any alkyl or aryl group, respectively Esters are chemical compounds derived by reacting an oxoacid with a hydroxyl compound such as an alcohol or phenol … Wikipedia
Carboxylic acid — Structure of a carboxylic acid Carboxylate ion … Wikipedia
ester — /es teuhr/, n. Chem. a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C4H8O2, or dimethyl sulfate, C2H6SO4. [1850 55; coined by L. Gmelin (1788 1853), German… … Universalium
ester — An organic compound containing the grouping, –X(O)–O–R (X = carbon, sulfur, phosphorus, etc.; R = radical of an alcohol), formed by the elimination of H2O between the –OH of an acid group and the –OH of an alcohol … Medical dictionary
carboxylic acid — noun Any of a class of organic compounds containing a carboxyl functional group. See Also: ester, fatty acid … Wiktionary
Fatty-acyl-ethyl-ester synthase — In enzymology, a fatty acyl ethyl ester synthase (EC number|3.1.1.67) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:a long chain fatty acyl ethyl ester + H2O ightleftharpoons a long chain fatty acid + ethanolThus, the two substrates of this… … Wikipedia
Wax-ester hydrolase — In enzymology, a wax ester hydrolase (EC number|3.1.1.50) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:a wax ester + H2O ightleftharpoons a long chain alcohol + a long chain carboxylateThus, the two substrates of this enzyme are wax ester… … Wikipedia
Glycerol ester of wood rosin — Glycerol ester of wood rosin, glyceryl abietate, or Ester gum is a food additive used as an emulsifier and stabiliser, to keep oils in suspension in water. [ [http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/jecmono/v35je05.htm WHO Food Additives Series 35 … Wikipedia
Carboxylate ester — A carboxylate ester is an ester where the parent acid is a carboxylic acid.Most typically, the term ester means a carboxylate ester. Although accurately, the acid part of an ester can be any acid.For one, methyl formate is a carboxylate… … Wikipedia