Tomato plants emit a scent to resist bacterial attacks. This aroma—or volatile compound—is hexenyl butanoate (HB). A team from the Research Institute for Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMCP), ...

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and two carbon atoms in the parent alcohol (ethanol). This ester is called ethyl butanoate. The names and structures of some other esters are shown below.

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The formation of an ester molecule occurs through the following reaction: For example, the formation of ethyl butanoate, one of the compounds ... an ester that smells like a banana. Table 1 lists some ...

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