乙酸乙酯

yǐsuānyǐzhǐ

noun

Meanings

1 ethyl acetate

Characters

ethyl; 2-carbon

Examples

白酒香气中含有乙酸乙酯。

Báijiǔ xiāngqì zhōng hányǒu yǐsuānyǐzhǐ.

The aroma of baijiu contains ethyl acetate.

实验室里常用乙酸乙酯作溶剂。

Shíyànshì lǐ chángyòng yǐsuānyǐzhǐ zuò róngjì.

Ethyl acetate is commonly used as a solvent in labs.

Tips

usage

In Chinese chemistry naming, 乙 = 2-carbon (ethyl/acetyl), 酯 = ester, so 乙酸乙酯 parses as 'ethyl-acid ethyl-ester' = CH3COOC2H5. This ester is the dominant aroma compound in 清香型 (light-aroma) baijiu like Fenjiu.

Stroke Order

乙 yǐ

酸 suān

酯 zhǐ