1. Carboxylic Acids, Esters, & Amides
CHAPTER 17
Carboxylic Acids, Esters, & Amides
General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry
Janice Gorzynski Smith
Smith, Janice Gorzynski. General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry 2nd Ed.

2. CHAPTER 17 Carboxylic Acids, Esters, & Amides
Learning Objectives:
Identify & describe carboxylic acids, esters, amides
Name carboxylic acids, esters, amides
Acid/base chemistry of carboxylic acids
Formation of esters & amides
Hydrolysis of esters & amides
Identify polyamides & polyesters
CH 17 Homework:
End of Chapter problems:
Smith, Janice Gorzynski. General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry 2nd Ed.

3. Examples
Carboxylic Acids, Esters, Amides

4. Reactivity
Carboxylic Acids, Ester, Amides

5. Structure Carboxylic Acids
Smith, Janice Gorzynski. General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry 2nd Ed.

6. Nomenclature Carboxylic Acids 2,4-dimethyl petan oic acid
Functional Group
Prefix
Suffix
alkane
alkyl
ane
alkene
alkenyl
ene
alkyne
alkynyl
yne
alcohol (OH)
hydroxy ol
ether
alkoxy
halide
fluoro, chloro, bromo,
iodo
thiol (SH)
mercapto
thiol
aldehyde
formyl al
ketone
oxo
one
carboxylic acid
carboxy
oic acid carboxylic acid
ester
oxycarbonyl
oate
amide
carbamoyl O 4 2 1 5 3 OH
prefix +
parent +
suffix
prefix
First give location and type of substituents.
parent
How many carbons in longest chain?
Carboxylic C1
What is the functional group? How many?
Carboxylic acid: “-oic acid”
suffix
2,4-dimethyl
petan
oic acid
* Note: when we have more then 1 functional group the parent name has an “a” added on: hexa instead of hex
Smith. General Organic & Biolocial Chemistry 2nd Ed.

7. Intermolecular Forces
Carboxylic Acids

8. Reactivity
Carboxylic Acids

9. Reactivity
Carboxylic Acids

10. Reactivity
Carboxylic Acids