4.35C: Understand How to Draw Structural and Displayed Formulae for Unbranched-chain Carboxylic Acids with Up to Four Carbon Atoms in the Molecule, and Name Each Compound

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS: Homologous series of organic compounds that all contain the same functional group -COOH (found at the end of Carbon chain)

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CARBOXYLIC ACIDS WITH UP TO FOUR CARBON ATOMS IN MOLECULE

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• Name of compounds that are Carboxylic acids end in '-oic acid'

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CARBOXYLIC ACID	STRUCTURAL FORMULA	DISPLAYED FORMULA
METHANOIC ACID	HCOOH
ETHANOIC ACID	CH3COOH
PROPANOIC ACID	CH3CH2COOH
BUTANOIC ACID	CH3CH2CH2COOH