3.5 Carboxylic Acids Flashcards
What functional group is in a carboxylic acid?
Carboxyl - COOH
hydroxyl + Carbonyl
What is the MP and BP of -oic acids relative to other organic compounds?
Oic acids are the most water soluble
Have highest MP and BP
(compared to alcohol, ketone and aldehyde with same no. of carbons)
Why do carboxylic acids have higher MP and BP?
Provide more opportunities for secondary bonding between adjacent molecules.
When naming carboxylic acids which is the main chain?
The which involves the carboxyl
How can carboxylic acids be made more water soluble?
They can be converted into salt form as a carboxylate ion as the ion can form ion-dipole bonds.
Some drugs are administered in the salt form so it is absorbed more easily into blood and thus is transported faster (e.g. salicylic acid).
