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Comparatively Speaking:
Ether vs. Ester

Posted: February 10, 2006

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Answers:

1.  An ether is a compound that has a carbon oxygen carbon bond. An example of an ether is an ethoxylate. The compound below is laureth 5.

                       

 CH3-(CH2)11-O-(CH2CH2O)5-H