Q. Which of the following is phenyl ethanoate?
A) [image:12_image196.emf]
B) [image:12_image197.emf]
C) [image:12_image198.emf]
D) [image:12_image199.emf]
Explanation
(c)
Esters are named by prefixing the name of the alkyl or aryl group (of OR’ part) before the name of the parent acid and changing the suffix ic acid to ate. Hence, the structure of phenyl ehtanoate is
[image:12_image434.emf]
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