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Interpretation:
The difference between ether and ester
Concept introduction:
Organic molecules have some structural features in addition to
Table given below gives information about some common functional groups:
Type of Compound | General Structure |
Ester | |
Amide | |
Alcohol | |
Ether |
Here, R = any carbon backbone
Ball and stick model of molecule is determined by X-ray crystallography, in which the hydrogen atoms are depicted as white balls, carbon atoms as black balls, nitrogen atoms as blue balls and oxygen atom as red balls.
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