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

Related reactions and groups

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