Practice Carboxylic Acids (9.3.6) - Chapter 9: Organic Chemistry I (Fundamentals & Functional Groups)

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Question 1.
Define a carboxylic acid.
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Consider what functional groups define various acids.
Question 2.
What is a key property of carboxylic acids?
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Think about their behavior in water.
3Question 3.
What functional group defines carboxylic acids?
- -OH
- -COOH
- -C=O
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Look for the group containing both a carbonyl and hydroxyl.
4Question 4.
True or False: Carboxylic acids are strong acids.
- True
- False
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Think about their behavior compared to strong acids like HCl.
Question 5.
Derive the structure of ethyl acetate from acetic acid and ethanol, including the reaction mechanism.
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Consider how the hydroxyl group in acetic acid reacts with the alcohol.
Question 6.
Explain how the presence of the carboxylate anion affects the strength of carboxylic acids compared to phenols.
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Think about how resonance delocalizes charge in both species.

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