Carboxylic acid functional group
Carboxylic acid functional group (R–COOH): structure, IUPAC naming (suffix -oic acid) and the reactions it takes part in.
Overview
The Carboxylic acid functional group has the general structure R–COOH. This page covers how it is written, how it is named and which reactions it takes part in.
Structure and naming
- Generic structure: R–COOH
- IUPAC suffix: -oic acid
- IUPAC prefix: carboxy-
- Example: Ethanoic acid