Where is the "ester" in a phosphodiester bond?

[Gauss44]

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Where is the "ester" in a phosphodiester bond?

 

[el_duderino]

Diester. There are two ester bonds. R - O - P - O - R

 

[Gauss44]

Diester. There are two ester bonds. R - O - P - O - R

So it's like the typical diester with a P instead of a C? OC(OR)2 vs. OP(OR)2?

 

[el_duderino]

Yup.