Write structural formulas for and the IUPAC names of five carboxylic acids.
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Write structural formulas for and the IUPAC names of five carboxylic acids.
Carboxylic Acid:
Carboxylic acid is an organic compound and functional group in organic chemistry. It also contains a carbonyl (C=O) functional group. One -OH group is attached to that carbonyl carbon. It has a general formula R-COOH, where R is any alkyl or aryl group.
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View this answerThe following are the structural formula of five carboxylic acids.
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The first, second, and third carboxylic acids are aliphatic as they...
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Chapter 15 / Lesson 15Understand how carboxylic acid is derived. Learn the structure and formula of the carboxylic acids and their physical properties and see reactions of a carboxylic acid with other groups.