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CnH2n+1COOH, where n = 0, 1, 2, 3...
Eg. (In IUPAC Nomenclature):
(n = 0) Methanoic acid : HCOOH
(n = 1) Ethanoic acid : CH3COOH
(n = 2) Propanoic acid : C2H5COOH
Carboxylic acids contain an OH group and a double bonded Oxygen atom to one carbon which is attached to any hydrocarbon
the most basic way to show a carboxylic acid is R-----COOH
R stands for some hydrocarbon...
A carboxylic acid is an organic acid. Organic acid is one that has the acid group made from carbon, oxygen and hydrogen.
Carbon has four bonds;
- two bonds to one oxygen and
- one bond to an oxygen with a hydrogen attached
- one bond to the rest of the acid structure.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y ago[R]-COOH
Where [R] stands for the "rest" of the molecule e.g. CH3CH2
This carboxylic acid would be called "Propanoic Acid" and would be written CH3CH2COOH
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∙ 13y agoCOOH
Coo- -> H+
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∙ 6y agoThe general formula is R-COOH.
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Carboxylic acid
What organic functional group does terephthalic acid contain?
carboxylic acids
What functional group is aspirin?
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ester
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What is --COOH?
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The functional group in acetic acid is called the?
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What functional group does lactic acid belong?
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What functional group does acetic acid belong?
carboxylic acid (-COOH)
Functional group of cysteine?
amino, carboxylic acid and thiol
Which element is not found in the carboxylic acid functional group?
Sulfur.
What was carboxylic acid used for?
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What organic functional group does terephthalic acid contain?
carboxylic acids
What functional group is aspirin?
There are two functional groups: 1. Carboxyl group 2. Ester group
What type of functional group results when the alcohol group on glycerol reacts with the carboxylic acid group on a fatty acid?
ester
What is the acid part of an amino acid?
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