Talk:Amyl acetate

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isn't amyl acetate the same as pentyl acetate?? It would be great if someone with a knowledge of chemistry did some crosslinking between the various articles on synonyms among the esters.

You are correct, they are the same. I have merged to the two articles. Thanks for noticing that there were two articles for synonyms. Edgar181 23:57, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The better question is, shouldn't these be under the IUPAC nomenclature, viz. pentyl acetate, and not amyl acetate which is dated? Rcharman 04:26, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It does not matter, the page can be found anyway. It's a choice of the first editor. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 06:14, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I changed the molecular formula in the article to something a bit easier to read, the original one wasnt very structural at all. Arc88 20:01, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The reaction shown in drawn incorrectly. 1-Pentanol is missing a carbon (there are only four carbons in the chain before the -OH group), and the reaction is unbalanced. This is a dehydration reaction and water is a product as well.

The chemical formula given within the body is incorrect. I'm not sure what the convention for esters is, but the formula given is heptanoic acid. If someone who knows the correct writing could change it, that would be great. JimboMaloi 18:15, 28 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Seeing as no one has stepped up to the plate and changed the formula, I've taken it upon myself to do so. It seems there is no clear convention on the structural formula of an ester, so I've done my best with my admittedly not comprehensive knowledge on the subject. At the very least, it's no longer heptanoic acid. JimboMaloi 16:32, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think this article should be renamed to pentyl acetate and redirect the other synonyms here. Aary 1 00:21, 05 January 2008

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