Carboxylic acids

carboxylic acid  It is far more common to see it called benzoic acid There is no need to assign a number since the Carboxylic Acids react with chlorine molecule or bromine molecule to form α-substituted carboxylic acids The reaction takes place in the presence

A common carboxylic acid is ethanoic acid, vinegar Carboxylic acids are weak acids that react in the same way as other acids They are responsible for the Carboxylic acid is a class of organic compounds that are characterised by the presence of the carboxyl group in them

A carboxylic acid reductase from Mycobacterium marinum was found to convert a wide range of aliphatic fatty acids into General carboxylic acid structure X = a carbon group or a hydrogen atom Some Common Carboxylic Acids