carboxylic acid - COOH
double ended COOH, dicarboxylic acid
dicarboxylic acids boil at a higher temp than alcohols, ketones, aldehydes of similar molecular weight
--- open chain aliphatic dicaroxylic acid, suffix -dioic acid
Propanedioic acid Malonic acid 3
Butanedioic acid Succinic acid 4
Pentanedioic acid Glutaric acid 5
Hexanedioic acid Adipic acid 6
Heptanedioic acid Pimelic acid 7
2 carbon, oxalate, strong dicarboxylic acid -- 75% of all kidney stones are composed of calcium oxalate.
4 carbon, succinic acid, inhibiting fights fungi
4 carbon, malic acid, with alpha alcohol
4 carbon, aspartic acid, has alpha amine
5 carbon,
5 carbon, glutamic acid, has alpha amine
see sciencedirect.com for more information on dicarboxylic acids
single carboxylic acids
1 carbon, formic acid, ants, form-
2 carbon, acetic acid, vinegar, acet-
3 carbon, propionic acid, basic fat, propion-
4 carbon, butyric acid, rancid butter, butyr-
5 carbon, valeric acid, herb valerian, valer-
6 carbon, caproic acid, goat, capro-
aromatic acid, benzoic acid, benzo-