Alcoholate Explained

Originally, an alcoholate was the crystalline form of a salt in which alcohol took the place of water of crystallization, such as [SnCl<sub>3</sub>(OC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)·C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OH]2[1] and C8H6N4O5·CH3OH.[2] However this denomination should not be used anymore for the ending -ate often occurs in names for anions.

The second meaning of the word is that of a tincture, or alcoholic extract of plant material.

The third, and more usual meaning of the word is as a synonym for alkoxide— is the conjugate base of an alcohol.

Notes and References

  1. 10.1016/S0020-1693(00)89898-9 . The crystal and molecular structure of trichloroethoxytin(IV) ethanolate dimer, [SnCl3(OC2H5), C2H5OH]2 . 1974 . Webster . M. . Collins . P.H. . Inorganica Chimica Acta . 9 . 157–160 .
  2. 10.1002/jps.22546 . Nitrofurantoin– p ‐aminobenzoic acid cocrystal: Hydration stability and dissolution rate studies . 2011 . Cherukuvada . Suryanarayan . Babu . N. Jagadeesh . Nangia . Ashwini . Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences . 100 . 8 . 3233–3244 . 21425165 .

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