Carboxylic acids

Question 1

How do you name carboxylic acids (the first 15)?

Answer 1

Methanoic acid
Ethanoic acid
. . .
Icosanoic acid

Question 2

What are the structures for carboxylic acids (the first 15)?

Answer 2

HCOOH
CH_3COOH
. . .
CH_3(CH_2)_18COOH

1-10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20

Question 3

What are the names of the last 5 carboxylic acids?

Answer 3

(9z) - 9 - Hexadecanoic acid [Palmitoleic]
(9z) - 9 - Octadecenoic acid [Oleic]
(9z, 12z) - 9, 12 - Octadecadienoic acid [Linoleic]
(9z, 12z, 15z) - 9, 12, 15 - Octadecatrienoic acid [Linolenic]
(5z, 8z, 11z, 14z) - 5, 8, 11, 14 - Icosatetraenoic acid [Arachidonic]

Question 4

What are the structures of the last 5 carboxylic acids?

Answer 4

There is a cis double bond starting at each numbered carbon, which starts from the COOH.

Question 5

What are the names of the dicarboxylic acids?

Answer 5

Ethanedioic acid
Propanedioic acid
. . .
Decanedioic acid
(keep full name, -ioic acid)

Question 6

What are the structures of the dicarboxylic acids?

Answer 6

HOOCCOOH
HOOC(CH_2)COOH
. . .
HOOC(CH_2)_8COOH