noun
- chemical compounds formed by the reaction of one molecule of an acid with one molecule of an alcohol, containing a single ester group
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- The laboratory synthesized several monoesters for the organic chemistry experiment.
- Monoesters are commonly used as solvents in industrial applications.
- The reaction produced monoesters rather than the expected diesters.
- Students learned to identify monoesters by their characteristic functional group.
- The fragrance industry often uses monoesters as aromatic compounds.
- Monoesters can be hydrolyzed back into their component acid and alcohol.