esters

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  • “Organic nitrates,” or esters, are made by reacting nitric acid with an OH ("hydroxyl") group on the organic molecule. —  AnalogSFF,October2007
  • If you were going to ask about perchlorate esters or perchlorate derivatives, they make nitroglycerin look like a paragon of stability. —  AnalogSFF,October2007
  • (In sulfate esters, the sulfur atom is hooked to the hydrocarbon chain through an oxygen link; in sulfonates, sulfur is directly bonded to carbon.) —  AnalogSFF,October2007
  • The transesterification reaction consists of transforming triglycerides into fatty acid alkyl esters, in the presence of an alcohol, such as methanol or ethanol, and a catalyst, such as an alkali or acid, with glycerol as a byproduct. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • People on this site and elsewhere shouldn't be so quick to trash the Pearl and its residents as super rich empty-esters and hipsters. —  BlueOregon
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