Carbonate

Name:
Carbonate
Detailed information:
A compound resulting from the reaction of either a metal or an organic compound with carbonic acid. The reaction with a metal yields a salt (calcium carbonate) and that with an aliphatic or aromatic compound forms an ester, e.g., diethyl carbonate, diphenyl carbonate. The latter are liquids used as solvents and in synthesizing polycarbonate resins.See Carbonic Acid.