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Ester
A chemical compound derived from replacing the acidic proton on an acid with an alkyl group. Those typically have a good smell.
Tina: I just bought some ethyl hexanoate from my local chemical store.
Jonathan: What are you going to use that for? Why do you need this random ester?
Tina: It smells like apple peels, I am going to use this in my perfume.
Jonathan: Don't the two components of the ester, hexanoic acid and ethanol both smell pungent? How can they come together to smell, well fragrant?
Tina: Under an acid catalyst, CH₃(CH₂)₄COOH+CH₃CH₂OH→CH₃(CH₂)₄COOCH₂CH₃+H₂O.
Jonathan: Uhhh what?
Tina: C h e m i s t r y.
Jonathan: What are you going to use that for? Why do you need this random ester?
Tina: It smells like apple peels, I am going to use this in my perfume.
Jonathan: Don't the two components of the ester, hexanoic acid and ethanol both smell pungent? How can they come together to smell, well fragrant?
Tina: Under an acid catalyst, CH₃(CH₂)₄COOH+CH₃CH₂OH→CH₃(CH₂)₄COOCH₂CH₃+H₂O.
Jonathan: Uhhh what?
Tina: C h e m i s t r y.