Esters are formed by the condensation reaction between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid. This is known as esterification. In a condensation reaction, two molecules join and produce a larger ...

Esters are usually synthesized from an alcohol and an acid, most frequently, a carboxylic acid. In some cases, an epoxide is used instead of the alcohol; or an acid halide or anhydride replaces the ...

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To make an ester, a hydrogen atom must be removed from the hydroxyl group (–OH) of the alcohol. The –OH portion of the acid's carboxyl group must also be removed. The hydrogren atom and the ...

Esters are a combination of acids and alcohols. When the hydrogen atom from carboxylic acid is replaced by an alkyl group -- ethyl, methyl, and propyl alcohol, and others -- an ester is formed.

More information: Hao Zeng et al, Modular alkene synthesis from carboxylic acids, alcohols and alkanes via integrated ...