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what exactly are the formulae these functional groups?
carboxylic
carboxylate
caboxyl
carbonyl
somebody help.......?
carboxylic is -COOH?
then what's carboxyl and carboxylate???
RCOOH, where R stands for anything you wish (but USUALLY not H), is carboxylic acid.
Carboxyl is the ion; i.e., RCOO^- and it may be referred to as the carboxylate ion since the salt of RCOOH (for example, RCOONa) might be named sodium carboxylate.
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Sure, I can help you understand the functional groups and their corresponding formulas.
1. Carboxylic acids: The functional group of carboxylic acids is a combination of a carbonyl group (C=O) and a hydroxyl group (–OH). The general formula for carboxylic acids is RCOOH, where R represents an organic group or a hydrogen atom.
2. Carboxylate ions: Carboxylate ions are the conjugate bases of carboxylic acids. For example, if you remove a hydrogen ion (H+) from the carboxyl group in a carboxylic acid, you get a carboxylate ion. The general formula for carboxylate ions is RCOO-, where R represents an organic group.
3. Carboxyl group: The carboxyl group is the functional group found in both carboxylic acids and carboxylate ions. It consists of a carbonyl group (C=O) attached to a hydroxyl group (–OH).
4. Carbonyl group: The carbonyl group is a functional group consisting of a carbon atom (C) bonded to an oxygen atom (O) by a double bond (C=O). It is present in various compounds such as aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amides, and more.
To recap:
- Carboxylic acid: RCOOH
- Carboxylate ion: RCOO-
- Carboxyl group: C=O and –OH
- Carbonyl group: C=O
Keep in mind that the specific structure and arrangement of atoms around these functional groups can vary depending on the organic molecule in question.