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Ester

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Some things smell very good.

Butyl acetate ester example.png
Butyl acetate ester example.png
They can smell like fruit. They can smell like flowers. These things help make yummy food. We can smell them in an apple. Do you like the smell of fruit?

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File:Ester-general.svg
Ester-general.svg
File:Butyl acetate ester example.png
Butyl acetate ester example.png
File:Phosphate Group.svg
Phosphate Group.svg
File:Ester conformers.png
Ester conformers.png
File:PhCO2MeStructure.png
PhCO2MeStructure.png
File:Triglyceride unsaturated Structural Formulae V2.svg
Triglyceride unsaturated Structural...
File:Steglich-1.svg
Steglich-1.svg
File:Fischer esterification-hydrolysis equilibrium.svg
Fischer esterification-hydrolysis equilibrium.svg
File:Ester hydrolysis.svg
Ester hydrolysis.svg
File:Claisen condensation - general mechanism.svg
Claisen condensation - general mechanism.svg
File:Methyl-acetate-2D-skeletal.svg
Methyl-acetate-2D-skeletal.svg
File:Ethyl-acetate-2D-skeletal.svg
Ethyl-acetate-2D-skeletal.svg

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