SEARCH Articles Figures Tables Aliphatic esters It is considered that the table will be of greatest use if the esters are subdivided under the various acids rather than arranged in order of increasing b.p. or m.p. irrespective of the nature of the carboxylic acid. The latter procedure leads to an unwieldy, heterogeneous table which has relatively little pedagogic or, indeed, practical value. [Publishers Imprint] See Also: Aliphatic esters It is considered that the table will be of greatest use if the esters are subdivided under the various acids rather than arranged in order of increasing b.p. or m.p. irrespective of the nature of the carboxylic acid. The latter procedure leads to an unwieldy, heterogeneous table which has relatively little pedagogic or, indeed, practical value.