By: Neneph Oshana

Josh Gilbert
Mahlon Akhtar
Corboxylic Acids: Family
of organic compounds
that contains carboxyl
group;- COOH.
Chemical reaction in
which the souring
process is the oxidation
of ethanol.
Carboxylic acid are
generally weak acids.


Functional Group: Carboxyl
group (=COOH)
Carboxyl group combines
with two other groups:
Hydroxyl and Carbonyl.
Aldehydes
Keytones
-C=O
-OH
The IUPAC name for a carboxylic acid is
formed by:
Counting the longest continues chain in an
acid.
Take the name of the Alkane or Alkene with
the same # of C-atoms as the longest chain.
The e ending of alkane
Similar rules as Hydrocarbons.

Example 1


H-C=C-C-OH

The Structure
represents Propenoic
acid.
-

-

=
H H O
Example 2

The structural formula
is for 2-
methylbutanoic acid
is:

-C-C-COOH
-

-

-

-

C C
-

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