ORTHOFORMIC ESTER


Meaning of ORTHOFORMIC ESTER in English

noun

: an ester of orthoformic acid ; especially : the liquid triethyl ester HC(OC 2 H 5 ) 3 of pungent odor made by reaction of sodium ethoxide with either chloroform or carbon tetrachloride and used in making acetals

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