Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. To make an ester, a hydrogen atom must be removed from the hydroxyl group (–OH) of the alcohol. The –OH portion ...

"C-H bonds are incredibly strong, and the natural structure of ketones and esters makes it especially difficult to direct a catalyst to the desired site," explains Yu. Ketones and esters have a ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Esters are formed by the condensation reaction between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid. This is known as ...