Carboxylic acids and derivatives Organic Chemistry

carboxylic acid  Structure and acidic properties of carboxylic acids The OH group in a carboxylic acid is different from an OH in an alcohol  The solubility of carboxylic acids in water is similar to that of alcohols, aldehydes, and ketones Acids with fewer than about five carbons dissolve in water;

If we take a carboxylic acid and replace the OH with other groups, we can get different The carbonyl stretch C=O of a carboxylic acid appears as an intense band from 1760-1690 cm-1 The exact position of this broad band depends on whether the

Carboxylic acids and salts having alkyl chains longer than six carbons exhibit unusual behavior in water due to the presence of both hydrophilic and The solubility of carboxylic acids in water is similar to that of alcohols, aldehydes, and ketones Acids with fewer than about five carbons dissolve in water;