- chemistry, a
carboxylic acid is an
organic acid that
contains a
carboxyl group (−C(=O)−OH)
attached to an R-group. The
general formula of a
carboxylic acid is...
-
comprising the bulk of
animal fats and
vegetable oils.
Lactones are
cyclic carboxylic esters;
naturally occurring lactones are
mainly 5- and 6-membered ring...
-
Carboxylic acids are
organic acids characterized by a
carboxyl (-COOH)
functional group. The
naming of
these compounds is
governed by
IUPAC nomenclature...
- formica 'ant'),
systematically named methanoic acid, is the
simplest carboxylic acid, and has the
chemical formula HCOOH and
structure H−C(=O)−O−H. It...
- is a straight-chain
alkyl carboxylic acid with the
chemical formula CH3(CH2)3COOH. Like
other low-molecular-weight
carboxylic acids, it has an unpleasant...
- A
common type of
organic acid
anhydride is a
carboxylic anhydride,
where the
parent acid is a
carboxylic acid, the
formula of the
anhydride being (RC(O))2O...
- CH2=CHCOOH. It is the
simplest unsaturated carboxylic acid,
consisting of a
vinyl group connected directly to a
carboxylic acid terminus. This
colorless liquid...
- The
citric acid cycle—also
known as the
Krebs cycle, Szent–Györgyi–Krebs
cycle or the TCA
cycle (tricarboxylic acid cycle)—is a
series of
biochemical reactions...
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several classes of
organic compounds (such as aldehydes,
ketones and
carboxylic acids), as part of many
larger functional groups. A
compound containing...
- as in
asparagine and glutamine. It can be
viewed as a
derivative of a
carboxylic acid (R−C(=O)−OH) with the
hydroxyl group (−OH)
replaced by an
amine group...
