Organic Chemistry

Chapter 8: Carboxylic Acids

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A carboxylic acid contains both a ____ group, bonded to the same carbon.

Carboxylic acids are named by adding the suffix ____ to the parent root when the carboxylic acid is the highest-priority functional group.

The same common-name prefixes are used for both aldehydes and carboxylic acids: ____ for three.

Cyclic carboxylic acids are named by listing the cycloalkane with the suffix ____.

Salts of carboxylic acids are named beginning with the cation, followed by the name of the acid with the ending ____ replacing – oic acid .

____, followed by the name of the acid with the ending – oate replacing – oic acid .

The smallest dicarboxylic acid is oxalic acid, with ____ carbons.

The smallest dicarboxylic acid is ____, with two carbons.

The next five straight-chain dicarboxylic acids are, starting at 3 carbons: ____ acids.

____ acid is a dicarboxylic acid with 3 carbons.

Malonic acid is a dicarboxylic acid with ____ carbons.

Succinic acid is a dicarboxylic acid with ____ carbons.

____ acid is a dicarboxylic acid with 4 carbons.

____ acid is a dicarboxylic acid with 5 carbons.

Glutaric acid is a dicarboxylic acid with ____ carbons.

____ acid is a dicarboxylic acid with 6 carbons.

Adipic acid is a dicarboxylic acid with ____ carbons.

Pimelic acid is a dicarboxylic acid with ____ carbons.

____ acid is a dicarboxylic acid with 7 carbons.

____ acid is a dicarboxylic acid with 4 carbons, and cis double bond.

Maleic acid is a dicarboxylic acid with ____ double bond.

Fumaric acid is a dicarboxylic acid with ____ double bond.

____ acid is a dicarboxylic acid with 4 carbons, and trans double bond.

Carboxylic acids display particularly strong intermolecular attractions because both the hydroxyl oxygen and carbonyl oxygen can participat…

Carboxylic acids display particularly strong ____ attractions because both the hydroxyl oxygen and carbonyl oxygen can participate in hydro…

As a result of ____, carboxylic acids tend to form dimers readily .

As a result of hydroxyl oxygen and carbonyl oxygen, carboxylic acids tend to form ____ readily .

Multiple hydrogen bonds elevate the ____ points of carboxylic acids past those of corresponding alcohols.

Boiling points tend to increase with increasing ____.

The hydroxyl hydrogen of a carboxylic acid is quite ____.

The acidic hydroxyl hydrogen of carboxylic acids results in a ____ charge that remains after the hydrogen is removed and resonance stabiliz…

The acidic hydroxyl hydrogen of carboxylic acids results in a negative charge that remains after the hydrogen is removed and ____ occurs be…

____e results in a very stable carboxylate anion.

Anything that stabilizes a conjugate base A – , makes the starting ____ more acidic.

Anything that stabilizes a ____, makes the starting acid H–A more acidic.

Anything that stabilizes a conjugate base A – , makes the starting acid H–A more ____.

Carboxylic acids are relatively acidic with pK a values of around ____.

Substituents on carbon atoms near a carboxyl group influence an____d therefore affect acidity.

Substituents on carbon atoms near a carboxyl group influence anion stability and therefore affect ____.

The closer the ____ substituent groups are to the carboxyl group, the greater the acidity will be.

The closer the electron withdrawing substituent groups are to the carboxyl group, the greater the ____ will be.

Carboxylic acids are electron-____ due to the electronegative oxygen atoms they contain.

Carboxylic acids are electron-withdrawing due to the ____ they contain.

Rank order of stability, and by extension acidity from least to most: Dicarboxylic acids, monocarboxylic acids, and carboxylate anion of di…

β - dicarboxylic acids are dicarboxylic acids in which each carboxylic acid is positioned on the ____-carbon of the other.

Loss of acidic hydrogen in β -dicarboxylic acids, is stabilized by the e____.

The ____ is the most acidic proton on a carboxylic acid, pK a of around 5.

The hydroxyl hydrogen is the most acidic proton on a carboxylic acid, pK a of around ____.

In 1,3-dicarbonyls, the α -hydrogen is also quite acidic, pK a of around ____.

In ____, the α -hydrogen is also quite acidic, pK a of around 9.

The oxidant to prepare carboxylic acid is often a ____.

Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Reaction Step #1: ____ Step #2: Elimination of the leaving group forms the substitution product.

Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Reaction Step #1: The nucleophile attacks the carbonyl group, cleaving the π bond, and forming a tetrahedral…

Recall that the ____ leaving group is the weakest base.

Recall that the best leaving group is the ____ base.

Most to Least Reactive Carboxylic Derivative ____.

Least to Most Stable Carboxylic Derivative ____.

Most to Least Basic Leaving Group of Carboxylic Derivatives ____.

Best to Worst Leaving Group of Carboxylic Derivatives ____.

More reactive acyl compounds can be converted to less reactive acyl compounds by ____.

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