"Esters" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Compounds derived from organic or inorganic acids in which at least one hydroxyl group is replaced by an –O-alkyl or other organic group. They can be represented by the structure formula RCOOR’ and are usually formed by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water.
| Descriptor ID |
D004952
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.400
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Esters" by people in Profiles.
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The stereochemical course of intramolecular Michael reactions. J Org Chem. 2013 Jan 04; 78(1):175-203.