- 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...
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comprising the bulk of
animal fats and
vegetable oils.
Lactones are
cyclic carboxylic esters;
naturally occurring lactones are
mainly 5- and 6-membered ring...
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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. It has the
chemical formula HCOOH and
structure H−C(=O)−O−H. This...
- The
citric acid cycle—also
known as the
Krebs cycle, Szent–Györgyi–Krebs cycle, or TCA
cycle (tricarboxylic acid cycle)—is a
series of
biochemical reactions...
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Ester hydrolysis is an
organic reaction which hydrolyzes an
ester to a
carboxylic acid or carboxylate, and an alcohol. It can be
performed with acid as...
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several classes of
organic compounds (such as aldehydes,
ketones and
carboxylic acid), as part of many
larger functional groups. A
compound containing...
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Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs), or
perfluorocarboxylic acids are
compounds of the
formula CnF(2n+1)CO2H that
belong to the
class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
- the
benzoyl group has the
formula –C6H5CO. It is the
simplest aromatic carboxylic acid. The name is
derived from gum benzoin,
which was for a long time...
- Omega−3-
carboxylic acids (Epanova) is a
formerly marketed yet
still not a Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)-approved
prescription medication–since taken...
