By summing up the building blocks and taking into consideration the functionality suggested by the molecular formula and chemical shifts, it is inferred that Compound 1 is ethyl acetate. 1 H NMR (42.5 ...

March is MOTW Solvent Month! This is the second of four articles about key solvents—Ed. Ethyl acetate is one of the simplest carboxylate esters. (Former Molecule of the Week methyl formate is the ...