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| Question | Answer |
| What group do Carboxylic Acids contain? | The carboxyl group. R-COOH |
| How are Carboxylic Acids named? | They are named from the parent alkane by omitting the final e and adding the ending -oic acid. |
| Examples of Naming Carboxylic Acids | Methane: CH4 Methanoic Acid:HCOOH Ethane:C2H6 Ethanoic Acid: CH3COOH The carbon atom in the -Cooh count as one of the carbon atoms for the name. |
| What are Methanoic Acid and Ethanoic Acid also known as? | Formic Acid and Acetic Acid |
| What are the compounds end with when they contain two carboxyl groups? | They end with -dioic acid |
| Examples of two carboxyl groups | COOH-COOH Ethanedoic Acid COOH-CH2-COOH Propanedoic Acid |
| Carboxyl groups attached to a Benzene Ring Example 1 | Benzenecarboxylic acid: Benzoic Acid |
| Carboxyl groups attached to a Benzene ring Example 2 | Benzene-1.4-dicarboxylic acid |
| How do you form carboxylic acid derivatives? | -OH group is replaced by other groups |
| Acid Derivative: Ester | -COO-R |
| Acid Derivative: Acyl Chloride | C=O-Cl |
| Acid Derivative: Amide | C=O-NH2 |
| Acid Derivative: Acid Anhydride | C=O-O-C=O |
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