Methyl acetate
= Methyl acetate
<Methyl acetate> is the <ester> $\mathrm{CH_3COOCH_3}$, derived from acetic acid and methanol. It contains a carbonyl carbon bonded to an alkoxy oxygen.
Hydrolysis can cleave it into acid and alcohol components under appropriate conditions. Its carbonyl reactivity differs from that of a ketone because substitution can replace the alkoxy group after nucleophilic attack.