Ethanoyl Group (Noun)
Meaning
The organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-).
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Esters are typically named as alkyl alkanoylates or alkenoylates depending on whether the ethanoyl group is bonded to an alkyl or alkenyl group.
- Benzocaine is prepared by reaction of the ethanoyl group of ethyl 4-aminobenzoate with ethanol in acetic acid.
- The ethanoyl group can also function as an acyl group which can undergo nucleophilic addition-elimination reactions.
- Spectroscopy by nuclear magnetic resonance shows that methanol reacts with acetic acid at the ethanoyl group before water does.
- Varying the ethanoyl group in organic synthesis can create diverse compounds by simply altering one functional group within the compound.