-oate

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:

The suffix is derived from "-oic acid".

The most common example of compounds with sufix "oate" are Ester which contain organic compounds with suffix "oate". Example - Ethyl acetate of formula - CH3-COO-CH2-CH3

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