Carboxylic acids and derivatives Organic Chemistry

carboxylic acid Carboxylic acids are organic compounds containing a carboxyl group , where the carbon atom is double-bonded to an oxygen atom and single-bonded to a

The polar and weakly acidic carboxylic and phenolic hydroxyl functional groups play major roles in the acid nature, pH dependent miracid carboxylic acid through a pathway resembling the transformation of alcohol into aldehyde • The pH must be neutral or slightly basic The oxidation is very