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The

• Formed by replacing the hydrogen atom in the –COOH by some other
  condensed structural formula
  usually written as C₆H₅COOCH₃.
• Formed by removing the hydrogen atom in the –COOH, producing an
  condensed structural formula
  usually written as C₆H₅CO₂Na.

The suffix comes from "

The most common examples of compounds named with the "oate" suffix are esters, like ethyl acetate, CH
₃COOCH
₂CH
₃.

References

• ISBN 9780632034888
  .
• ISBN 978-1-84973-306-9
  .

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