JAMB - Chemistry (1994 - No. 37)
The general formula of alkanoates is?
RCHO
R2CO
RCOOH
RCOOR
Wyjaśnienie
Otherwise known as ESTERS, they are easily gotten from a reaction between the CARBOXYLIC acids and ALCOHOLS
RCOOH + R'OH yields a combination of an ester(RCOOR') and water.