CARBOXYLIC ACID, ESTERS AND AMIDES

INTRODUCTION CARBOXYLIC ACIDS, ESTERS and AMIDES are

three families of organic molecules that contain

CARBOXYL GROUP (C=O) bonded to an element

more electronegative than carbon.

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EXERCISES

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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

• CARBOXYLIC ACIDS, ESTERS AND AMIDES ARE POLAR

COMPOUNDS

• RCOOH ALSO EXHIBITS INTERMOLECULAR H-BONDING

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

OFTEN EXIST AS

DIMERS, HELD

TOGETHER BY 2

INTERMOLECULAR

H-BONDS

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