The carboxyl group (abbreviated -CO2H or -COOH) is one of the most widely occurring functional groups in chemistry as well

as biochemistry. The carboxyl group of a large family of related compounds called Acyl compounds or Carboxylic Acid Derivatives. All the reactions and compounds covered in this section will yield Carboxylic Acids on hydrolysis, and thus are known as Carboxylic Acid Derivatives. Hydrolysis is one example of Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution, which is a very important two step mechanism that is common in all reactions that will be covered here. Carboxylic acids contain a -COOH group Carboxylic acids are compounds which contain a -COOH group. For the purposes of this page we shall just look at compounds where the -COOH group is attached either to a hydrogen atom or to an alkyl group. 1.It is a neutralisation (acid - base) reaction. Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda) is a base, it reacts with the acetic acid (vinegar) to produce water (H2O) and Sodium Acetate. In the process it also evolves CO2 (carbon dioxide) as a product. CH3COOH (acetic acid) + NaHCO3 (sodium bicarbonate) -> NaCH3COO- (sodium acetate) + H2CO3The H2CO3 is not stable and breaks down quickly to form water and Carbon dioxide: (H2CO3 -> H2O + CO2). C6H5COOH + NaHCO3 ===> C6H5COO-Na+ + H2O + CO2 The product is an ionic compound that is water soluble. It is believed that carboxylic acids are generally easily dissolved in water. This is because all elements or compounds in the carboxylic group generally dissolve in water as well. However it is also true that Carboxylic acids that are lower and have one to four carbons are miscible in water but those that are higher have a lower degree of solubility. Carbolic Acids form hydrogen bonds with each other as they are polar. A simple acid base reaction always results in the salt of the acid and base and water. So your answer would be (I'm abbreviating Ac for C2H3O2) HAc + NaOH ---> H2O + NaAc