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How can you identify an ester, a carboxylic acid and an alcohol? 
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(Original post by RossRFC)
How can you identify an ester, a carboxylic acid and an alcohol?
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How can you identify an ester, a carboxylic acid and an alcohol?
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Carboxylic acid contains a COOH group.
Ester contains a COO group(this will always near the middle of the molecule)
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Alcohols contain an OH group.
Carboxylic acid contains a COOH group.
Ester contains a COO group(this will always near the middle of the molecule)
Alcohols contain an OH group.
Carboxylic acid contains a COOH group.
Ester contains a COO group(this will always near the middle of the molecule)
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An ester and carboxylic acid both contain C=O so would decolourise bromine solution whereas an alcohol wouldn't!
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Also, alcohols are flammable, carboxylic acids turn pH indicator red/orange and esters have a (usually nice) smell
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Also, alcohols are flammable, carboxylic acids turn pH indicator red/orange and esters have a (usually nice) smell
Also, alcohols are flammable, carboxylic acids turn pH indicator red/orange and esters have a (usually nice) smell
if only I had an answer last night
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