CARBOXYLIC ACID Flashcards
A ______________ is an organic compound whose functional group is the carboxyl group.
carboxylic acid
A ____________ is a carbonyl group (CO) with a hydroxyl group (—OH) bonded to the carbonyl carbon atom.
carboxyl group
A carboxyl group is a ____________group (CO) with a ______________group (—OH) bonded to the carbonyl carbon atom.
carbonyl; hydroxyl
Abbreviated linear designations for
the carboxyl group are:
-COOH and-CO2H
The simplest carboxylic acid has a ___________ atom attached to the carboxyl group carbon atom.
hydrogen
Structures for the next two simplest carboxylic acids, those with ________ AND ________________.
methyl and ethyl alkyl groups.
The structure of the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid involves a ___________ to which a carboxyl group is attached.
benzene ring
_____________________ is an organic compound that can be synthesized from or converted into a carboxylic acid.
CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVES
Four important families of carboxylic acid derivatives are: _________, ____, __________, _________
Esters,
Acid chlorides,
Acid Anhydrides, and
Amides.
A _________________ is a carboxylic acid in which one carboxyl group is present.
monocarboxylic acid
Rule 2: Name the parent chain by changing the -e ending of the corresponding alkane to _________
-oic acid.
____________________ is a carboxylic acid that contains two carboxyl groups, one at each end of a carbon chain.
DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS
The simplest aromatic carboxylic acid is called _____________.
benzoic acid
COMMON NAMES FOR CARBOXYLIC ACID
I. MONO CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
II. DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS
III. POLYFUNCTIONAL CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
SIX (6) COMMON NAMES FOR MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS
FORMIC ACID ACETIC ACID BUTYRIC ACID PROPIONIC ACID VALERIC ACID CAPROIC ACID
It is the stinging sensation associated with red ant bites.
FORMIC ACID
__________ contains small amount of acetic acid.
VINEGAR
It is the “most” widely used of all carboxylic acids.
ACETIC ACID
______________ is the smallest acid that can be obtained from fats.
PROPIONIC ACID
__________ is a component of a rancid butter.
BUTYRIC ACID
_______________ found in valerian foot, it has a strong odor.
VALERIC ACID
______________ skin secretions of goat.
CAPROIC ACID
common names of the first six simpest dicarboxylic acid
OXALIC ACID MALONIC ACID SUCCINIC ACID GLUTARIC ACID ACIPIC ACID PIMELIC ACID
___________ it is the simplest carboxylic acid, found in plants
OXALIC ACID
