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Chapter 19
Carboxylic Acids
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Organic Chemistry
Undergraduate 2
03/16/2015

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Term
formic acid
Definition
HCOOH
Term
acetic acid
Definition
CH3COOH
Term
Which functional group gets precedence over all others when it comes to nomenclature?
Definition
carboxylic acid
Term
What is the IUPAC suffix for molecules containing carboxylic acids?
Definition
-oic acid
Term
Which carbon gets to be number 1 in an alkanoic acid?
Definition
the carboxy carbon (substituents are named off of the largest chain)
Term
cycloalkanecarboxylic acids
Definition
saturated cyclic acids containing a carboxylic acid functional group substituent
Term
benzoic acids
Definition
the aromatic counterparts to cycloalkanecarboxylic acids
Term
dioic acids
Definition
dicarboxylic acids
Term
The relatively strong acidity of carboxylic acids means that their corresponding _____ are readily made by treatment of the acid with base, such as NaOH, Na2CO3, or NaHCO3
Definition
carboxylate salts
Term
What is the IUPAC naming system for carboxylate salts?
Definition
specify the metal & replace the ending "-ic acid" in the acid name by -ate
Term
carbonation
Definition
the attack of an organometallic reagent on carbon dioxide to form a carboxylate salt, which upon protonation by aqueous acid yields the carboxylic acid
Term
Does carbonation by organometallics add a carbon to the product or keep the number of carbons the same?
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adds 1
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