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(What is a half-ester?)
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== What is a half-ester? ==
== What is a half-ester? ==
[[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 14:40, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
[[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 14:40, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
:David, that is precisely the question which turned up here and prompted me to insert the term in the Related Articles.  As far as I can tell it is an ester according to my definition where R<sub>2</sub> is as small as possible without being H; ie. R<sub>2</sub>=C00H.  Reference [[http://www.depts.ttu.edu/chemistry/Faculty/niwayama/index.php]].  Investigating further, [[User:Peter Lyall Easthope|Peter Lyall Easthope]] 19:50, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

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In the Citizendium:Ester/Related_Articles I've listed Chemistry as the parent topic. Can anyone suggest a more specific parent? Thanks, ... Peter Lyall Easthope 17:44, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

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How about Organic chemistry Fatty acid chemistry

Not all esters are organic--Wikipedia gives the example of a phosphoric acid ester. Not every ester can be derived from a fatty acid. Peter Lyall Easthope 23:24, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

What is a half-ester?

David E. Volk 14:40, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

David, that is precisely the question which turned up here and prompted me to insert the term in the Related Articles. As far as I can tell it is an ester according to my definition where R2 is as small as possible without being H; ie. R2=C00H. Reference [[1]]. Investigating further, Peter Lyall Easthope 19:50, 27 November 2008 (UTC)