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CH 13
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CH 13
WILLIAM H. BROWN
THOMAS POON
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Carboxylic
Acids
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Structure
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Nomenclature
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Nomenclature
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Nomenclature
– Dicarboxylic acids: add -dioic acid to the name of the
parent alkane containing both carboxyl groups.
– There is no need to use numbers to locate the carboxyl
groups; they can only be on the ends of a chain.
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Nomenclature
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Nomenclature
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Nomenclature
– When common names are used, the letters α, β, γ etc.
are often used to locate substituents.
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Nomenclature
Physical Properties
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Physical Properties
Physical Properties
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Acidity
Acidity
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Acidity
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• Figure 13.1
Flowchart for the
separation of
benzoic acid from
benzyl alcohol.
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Reduction
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Selective Reduction
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Fischer Esterification
• Esters can be prepared by treating a carboxylic acid with
an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst, commonly
H2SO4 or gaseous HCl.
Fischer Esterification
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Acid Chlorides
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Acid Chlorides
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Decarboxylation
• Decarboxylation: loss of CO2 from a carboxyl group.
– Most carboxylic acids, if heated to a very high temperature, undergo
thermal decarboxylation.
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Decarboxylation
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Decarboxylation
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Decarboxylation
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Carboxylic Acids
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