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name for ch3cooc6h5 should be phenyl ethanoate, but it has been named as phenyl methanoate. If someone could explain.

Rahul Mohunta , 8 Years ago
Grade 12th pass
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Vikas TU

Last Activity: 8 Years ago

There is nothing like phenyl methanoate.
However, the two products exists which consists os ester group.
First one is:phenyl ethanoate when the O stom is linked to thye phenyl first.
Second one: methyl benzate when C=O is linke dto the phenyl first.
 
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