Carboxylic Acid

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 Carboxylic Acid
Introduction:
A carboxylic acid is an organic acid that contains a carboxyl group.
The general formula of a carboxylic acid is R−COOH.

•(-COOH) itself made up

of: • Carbonyl Group
• Hydroxyl Group
•General Formula will
be:
 Classification
• It can be Alipatic or
Aromatic:

• It Can be Further classified as mono,dri,tri,poly

carboxylic acid dependong upon the number of
carboxylic group
 Nomenclature
The IUPAC system of nomenclature assigns a characteristic
suffix to these classes. The –e ending is removed from the
name of the parent chain and is replaced -oic acid. Since a
carboxylic acid group must always lie at the end of a carbon
chain, it is always is given the #1 location position in
numbering and it is not necessary to include it in the name..
Common name IUPAC Name
• formic acid • methanoic acid
• acetic acid • ethanoic acid
• propionic acid • propanoic acid
• butyric acid • butanoic acid
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