Scientists have long considered ketones (a fundamental chemical class) and esters (molecules formed when an acid reacts with an alcohol) to be locked treasure chests of possibilities. Ubiquitous ...

Savita Oil Technologies became the first Indian lubricant company to manufacture the Ester molecule. The stock jumped 12 per cent and hit its all-time high of Rs 549 in Tuesday's trading session.

To make an ester, a hydrogen atom must be removed from the hydroxyl group (–OH) of the alcohol. The –OH portion of the acid's carboxyl group must also be removed. The hydrogren atom and the ...

DNA and RNA are composed of nucleotides that are linked to one another in a chain by chemical bonds, called ester bonds, between the sugar base of one nucleotide and the phosphate group of the ...

During esterification this small molecule is water. Esters have characteristic smells and are insoluble in water. The functional group (-COO) is known as the ester link. The main use of esters is ...