-oate

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The suffix -oate is the IUPAC nomenclature used in organic chemistry to form names of compounds formed from carboxylic acids. They are of two types:-

• Formed by replacing the hydrogen atom in the -COOH by some other radical, for example methyl benzoate C₆H₅-CO-OCH₃
• Formed by removing the nucleus (proton) of the hydrogen atom in the -COOH, producing an anion: then add a cation, for example sodium benzoate C₆H₅-CO-O^- Na⁺

[edit] Other organic chemical word components

-al -(CO)H (e.g. aldehyde) -ane -C-C- (e.g. alkane) -ase enzyme -ene -C=C- (e.g. alkene) -oate -COOx or -COO- (e.g. ester)

-oic acid -COOH (e.g. carboxylic acid) -ol -OH (e.g. alcohol) -one C=O (e.g. ketone) -ose sugar -yl radical

-yne -C≡C- (e.g. alkyne) alk- saturated hydrocarbon (e.g. alkane) ar- any aromatic compound aza- N instead of C thio- S (often instead of O)