Ethyl ethanoate
The name ethyl ethanoate is derived from the components from which it is synthesized: ethanol and ethanoic acid. In this diagram, the red part of the molecule represents the portion formerly attributed to ethanol (minus a H), and the green part of the molecule represents the ethanoic acid portion (minus an OH). Esterification is a form of dehydration synthesis, so the H and OH components are removed as water.
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