a compound that contains two ester groups, often used in synthetic lubricants for machinery such as compressors
diester in American English
(ˈdaiˌestər)
noun
Chemistry
an organic compound that contains two ester groups
Word origin
[1930–35; di-1 + ester]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boondoggle, hypercorrection, logical positivism, old school tie, videodi- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “two,” “twice,” “double”(diphthong). On this model, di- is freely used in the formation of compound words (dicotyledon; dipolar) and in chemical terms (diatomic; disulfide)
Examples of 'diester' in a sentence
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Its aza-macrocyclic derivative was synthesized from the reaction of dinaphthyl sulfide diester and diethylenetriamine.
Abbas Shockravi, Shahram Mehdipour-Ataei, Esmael Rostami 2013, 'BINOL Macrocycle Derivatives: Synthesis of New Dinaphthyl Sulfide Aza Oxa Thia Crowns(Lariats)', Journal of Chemistryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/598937. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We also identified 19 strains able to produce furanosyl diester borate, another type of quorum sensing autoinducer.
Elodie Blanchet, Elodie Blanchet, Soizic Prado, Didier Stien, Jocivânia Oliveira daSilva, Jocivânia Oliveira da Silva, Yoan Ferandin, Nicole Batailler, Laurent Intertaglia,Alexandre Escargueil, Raphaël Lami 2017, 'Quorum Sensing and Quorum Quenching in the Mediterranean Seagrass Posidonia oceanicaMicrobiota', Frontiers in Marine Sciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00218/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Three diester dialkyne monomers were synthesized with ester chain lengths of 4, 9, and 18 carbons from renewable sources.
Michael C. Floros, Alcides Lopes Leão, Suresh S. Narine 2014, 'Vegetable Oil Derived Solvent, and Catalyst Free “Click Chemistry” Thermoplastic Polytriazoles',BioMed Research Internationalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/792901. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The gelator bearing the free carboxylic groups showed a lower gelation capacity than its precursor diester derivative.
Juan V. Alegre-Requena, Marleen Häring, Isaac G. Sonsona, Alex Abramov, Eugenia Marqués-López,Raquel P. Herrera, David Díaz Díaz 2018, 'Synthesis and supramolecular self-assembly of glutamic acid-based squaramides', Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistryhttps://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.14.180. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In this research work, dinaphthyl sulfide diester was prepared from the reaction of 1,1′-thiobis (2-hydroxy naphthalene) and methylchloroacetate.
Abbas Shockravi, Shahram Mehdipour-Ataei, Esmael Rostami 2013, 'BINOL Macrocycle Derivatives: Synthesis of New Dinaphthyl Sulfide Aza Oxa Thia Crowns(Lariats)', Journal of Chemistryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/598937. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A series of biphenyl methyl and ethyl diester derivatives of varying chain length were synthesized and their gelation abilities explored.
H. Cristina Geiger, David K. Geiger, William R. Roberts, Dominic L. Morell, PaulHuttunen, Jennifer L. Schulman, Melanie Tran, Dori Farthing 2018, 'Non-Steroidal Biphenyl Gelators: Correlation of Xerogel Structure with Solid-StateStructure and Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy', Gelshttp://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/4/2/34. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)