Acetate

Name:
Acetate
Detailed information:
(1) A salt of acetic acid in which the terminal hydrogen atom is replaced by a metal, as in copper acetate, Cu(CH₃COO)₂. (2) An ester of acetic acid where the substitution is by a radical as in ethyl acetate, CH₃COOC₂H₅. In cellulose acetate the hydroxyl radicals of the cellulose are involved in the esterification.See Cellulose Acetate; Vinyl Acetate.