carboxylic acids Flashcards
carboxyl group is made up of
carbonyl and hydroxyl group
first member of monocarboxylic acid is
formic acid
ethanoic acid is also called as
acetic acid
propanoic acid is called as
propionic acid
pentanoic acid is also called as
valeric acid
hexanoic acid is called as
caproic acid
ethanedioic acid is also called as
oxalic acid
propanedioic acid is also called as
malonic acid
saturated butanedioic acid is called as
succinic acid
unsaturated butanedioic acid is called as
maleic acid
maleic acid is ____ form
cis form
trans form of maleic acid is
fumaric acid
pentanedioic is also called as
glutaric acid
glutamic acid is
an amino acid
hexanedioic acid is called as
adipic acid
phthalic acid is
aromatic carboxylic acid
1,2 Benzenedioic acid is called as
phthalic acid
the aliphatic monocarboxylic acids are called as
fatty acids
formula of palmitic acid is
C15H31COOH
Formula of stearic acid
C17H35COOH
formula of oleic acid is
C17H33COOH
Difference between stearic acid and oleic acid is
stearic acid is saturated while oleic acid is unsaturated
irritation caused by ant bite is due to
formic acid
butyric acid was named after
butyrum
