Overview of Carboxylic Acids - Chemicals

carboxylic acid  Carboxylic acids are weak acids because they only partially ionise in solution Their solutions do not contain many hydrogen ions compared to Carboxylic acids occur in many common household items Vinegar contains acetic acid, aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid, vitamin C is ascorbic acid,

General carboxylic acid structure X = a carbon group or a hydrogen atom Some Common Carboxylic Acids When substituted carboxylic acids are named by common names, the carbon positions are often designated with Greek letters The carbon next to the COOH is called

If we take a carboxylic acid and replace the OH with other groups, we can get different Carboxylic Acids react with chlorine molecule or bromine molecule to form α-substituted carboxylic acids The reaction takes place in the presence