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Chapter: 12th Chemistry : UNIT 12 : Carbonyl Compounds and Carboxylic Acids

Carboxylic Acids

Carbon compounds containing a carboxyl function group, -COOH are called carboxylic acids.

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

Introduction

Carbon compounds containing a carboxyl function group, -COOH are called carboxylic acids. The Carboxyl group is the combination of carbonyl group  and the hydroxyl group (-OH).

However, carboxyl group has its own characteristic reaction. Carboxylic acids may be aliphatic (R – COOH) or aromatic (Ar – COOH) depending on the alkyl or aryl group attached to carboxylic carbon. Some higher members of aliphatic carboxylic acids (C12 to C18) known as fatty acids occur in natural fats as esters of glycerol.

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