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Some Important Acids
Some Important Acids
Some Important Acids
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Structure HCOOH CH3COOH CH3CH2COOH CH3CH2CH2COOH (CH3)2CHCOOH CH3CH2CH2CH2COOH CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2COOH CH3(CH2)14COOH CH3(CH2)15COOH HOOC-COOH HOOC-CH2-COOH HOOC-CH2CH2-COOH HOOC-CH2CH2CH2-COOH HOOC-CH2CH2CH2-CH2-COOH Cis HOOC-CH=CH-COOH Trans HOOC-CH=CH-COOH HOOC-CH2CH(OH)-COOH HOOC-CH(OH)CH(OH)-COOH CH3CH(OH)COOH CH3COCOOH HO-CH2-COOH CH2=CH-COOH CHCH-COOH CH3CH=CH-COOH CH3 (CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7-COOH Ph-COOH Ph-OH Ph-CH=CH-COOH (Ph)2C(OH)-COOH
Common name Formic acid Acetic acid Propionic acid n-Butyric acid Iso-Butyric acid Valeric acid n- Caproic acid Palmitic acid Stearic acid Oxalic acid Malonic acid Succinic acid Glutaric acid Adipic acid Maleic acid Fumaric acid Malic acid Tartaric acid Lactic acid Pyruvic acid Glycollic acid Acrylic acid Propiolic acid Crotonic acid Oleic acid Benzoic acid Carbolic acid Cinnamic acid Benzlic acid
IUPAC name Methanoic acid Ethanoic acid Propanoic acid Butanoic acid 2-Methylpropanoic acid Pentanoic acid Hexanoic acid Hexadecanoic acid Octadecanoic acid Ethanedioic acid Propanedioic acid Butanedioic acid Pentanedioic acid Hexanedioic acid Z-But-2-enedioic acid E- But-2-enedioic acid 2-Hydroxybutanedioic acid 2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic acid 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid 2-Oxopropanoic acid 2-Hydroxyethanoic acid Propenoic acid Propynoic acid But-2-enoic acid Octadec-9-enoic acid Benzenecarboxlic acid Phenol 3-Phenylprop-2-enoic acid 2-Hydroxy-2,2-diphenylethanoic acid
Ph-CH(OH)-COOH Ph-CH2CH2-COOH
COOH CH3
COOH
33.
OCOCH3
Acetylsalicylic acid(Aspirin)
2-Ethanoyloxybenzenecarboxylic acid
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Some acids whose structures and names are commonly used in organic chemistry
COOH
34.
OH
Salicylic acid
2-Hydroxybenzenecarboylic acid
CH2COOH
35.
HO COOH CH2COOH OH
Citric acid
2-Hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricacboxylic acid
36.
O 2N NO2
Picric acid
2,4,6-Trinitrophenol
NO2 COOH
37.
Anisic acid
4-Methoxybenzenecarboxylic acid
OCH3 COOH
38.
COOH
Phthalic acid
Benzene-1,2-dicarboxlic acid
COOH
39.
Isophthalic acid
COOH COOH
COOH
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