1. 7.1 Alkanoic Acids 7.1.1 Structure
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2. Alkanoic acids contain the functional group:
Alkanoic acids are made by of alkanols.
oxidation
primary
Alkanoic acids contain the functional group: or
-COOH
This is known as a group.
carboxyl
The general formula for the alkanoic acids is:
CnH2n+1COOH
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3. Properties
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4. Properties of ethanoic and propanoic acid.
Property
Observation
Appearance
Smell pH
Reaction with Mg
Reaction with Chalk
colourless liquid
sharp
red
bubbles produced
bubbles produced
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5. Nomenclature
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6. 4-methylpentanoic acid
2-ethylbutanoic acid
2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid
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