Round 5: Tossup 2

Linkages named for this functional group join the monomers of the 3D printing filament (10[1])PLA. Compounds with this functional group and acyl (“ace-ill”) chlorides react with [emphasize] two equivalents of Grignard reagent to form tertiary alcohols. Cyclic varieties of these compounds are known as lactones. (10[2])Examples of these compounds (-5[1])such as triglycerides can be hydrolysed with sodium hydroxide (-5[1])in saponification. Names of these compounds feature the suffix “-oate,” (“oh-ate”) as in methyl propanoate (“pro-PAN-oh-ate”). In a reaction named (10[1])for Emil Fischer, these compounds are synthesized by refluxing an alcohol with a carboxylic acid. For 10 points, an R-C-O-O-R’(“R-C-O-O-R-prime”) group characterizes what fruit-scented compounds? ■END■

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