UIUCstudent Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Mar 19, 2010 Messages 196 Reaction score 0 Mar 13, 2011 #1 So is this an abbreviation for an ester? Members don't see this ad.
Hah Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Sep 4, 2009 Messages 242 Reaction score 2 Mar 14, 2011 #2 Pretty sure it stands for acetic acid Upvote 0 Downvote
orgohacks Organic chemist 10+ Year Member Joined Mar 17, 2010 Messages 242 Reaction score 4 Mar 14, 2011 #3 Hah said: Pretty sure it stands for acetic acid Click to expand... Ac stands for the acetyl group, CH3C(O)- AcOH is acetic acid AcO (-) is the conjugate base (acetate) AcO attached to an R group is an ester. For instance EtOAc is ethyl acetate, CH3COOEt hope this helps - James Upvote 0 Downvote
Hah said: Pretty sure it stands for acetic acid Click to expand... Ac stands for the acetyl group, CH3C(O)- AcOH is acetic acid AcO (-) is the conjugate base (acetate) AcO attached to an R group is an ester. For instance EtOAc is ethyl acetate, CH3COOEt hope this helps - James
