1. Carboxylic Acids
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2. Carboxylic Acids
Has a carboxyl group (-COOH, typically shown as C=O and –OH on the same C atom)
General Formula:

3. Uses Acetic acid Citric acid
Oxalic acid (rust remover and brass cleaner)
ASA (Aspirin)
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)

4. Naming Carboxylic Acids
Take parent name of alkane chain, drop the ‘e’, and replace it with ‘oic acid’.

5. Drawing Carboxylic Acids
a) butanoic acid b) hexanoic acid

6. Properties of Carboxylic Acids
As with all other acids, they turn blue litmus paper into RED.
The presence of the –OH group makes them polar
Due to polarity, have high melting points. The more COOH groups present, the higher the melting point.