Question

70 POINTS What type of organic compound contains the following functional group?

The functional group contains a carbonyl group, which is a carbon double-bonded to an oxygen atom, bonded to a carbon atom on one side and an oxygen atom on the other side. The oxygen atom on the one side of the carbonyl group is bonded to more carbons in the carbon chain of the compound.

Carboxylic acid
Ester
Ketone
Amine

Answer 1

The compound contains an ester functional group.

An ester is a carbonyl (C=O) group with an alkyl (R) group on one side and an alkoxy (OR) group on the other.

We write the condensed structural formula of an ester as R(C=O)OR or RCOOR.