General, Organic, Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life

Karen C. Timberlake

Chapter 16 Carboxylic Acids and Esters - all with Video Answers

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Section 1

Carboxylic Acids

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Problem 1

What carboxylic acid is responsible for the pain of an ant sting?

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Problem 2

What carboxylic acid is found in vinegar?

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Draw the condensed structural formula and give the IUPAC name for each of the following:
a. a carboxylic acid that has the formula $\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{12} \mathrm{O}_{2}$, with no substituents
b. a carboxylic acid that has the formula $\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{12} \mathrm{O}_{2}$, with one ethyl substituent

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Problem 4

Draw the condensed structural formula and give the IUPAC name for each of the following:
a. a carboxylic acid that has the formula $\mathrm{C}_{5} \mathrm{H}_{10} \mathrm{O}_{2}$, with no substituents
b. a carboxylic acid that has the formula $\mathrm{C}_{5} \mathrm{H}_{10} \mathrm{O}_{2}$, with two methyl substituents

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Problem 5

Give the IUPAC and common name, if any, for each of the following carboxylic acids:

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Problem 6

Give the IUPAC and common name, if any, for each of the following carboxylic acids:

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Problem 7

Draw the condensed structural formula for each of the following carboxylic acids:
a. 2 -chloroethanoic acid
b. 3 -hydroxypropanoic acid
c. $\alpha$ -methylbutyric acid
d. 3,5 -dibromoheptanoic acid

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Problem 8

Draw the condensed structural formula for each of the following carboxylic acids:
a. pentanoic acid
b. 3 -ethylbenzoic acid
c. $\alpha$ -hydroxyacetic acid
d. 2,4 -dibromobutanoic acid

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