Classification of carboxylic acids, Chemistry

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Classification of Carboxylic acids

(a) Carboxylic acids are categorized as dicarboxylic acids, tricarboxylic acids and monocarboxylic acids etc. depending upon the number of - COOH groups available in the molecule.

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(b) Monocarboxylic acids of aliphatic series are generally termed as fatty acids like palmitic acid (C15H31COOH) and stearic acid C17H35COOH.

(c) The general formula for monocarboxylic acids is Cnh2n+1COOH or CnH2nCOOH. In which n = number of carbon atoms.

(d) The carboxylic acids might be aliphatic or aromatic depending on if - COOH group is attached to aliphatic alkyl chain or aryl group correspondingly.


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