Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Carbonate:
(1) The
anion
formed by double
deprotonation
of
carbonic acid
, or a
salt
containing this
anion
.
Carbonic acid
Sodium carbonate
Deprotonation
of
carbonic acid
(
H
2
CO
3
) with two
equivalents
of
base
forms carbonate
ion
(CO
3
2-
). When Na
OH
is the
base
, the
product
is sodium carbonate (Na
2
CO
3
), a
salt
of the carbonate
anion
.
(2) An
ester
of
carbonic acid
.
General carbonate
ester
structure
Di
methyl
carbonate
Ethyl
phenyl
carbonate
Related terms:
Urea
,
carbamide
,
anhydride
,
carboxylic acid
,
carboxylate
,
carbamate
,
carbon dioxide
,
dry ice
,
carbon monoxide
,
carbon suboxide
,
carbocation
,
carbohydrate
,
carbanion
,
carbene
,
carbenoid
,
carbonyl
,
carboxylic acid derivative
,
R group
,
Ph
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