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Organic chemistry: The physical and chemical properties of carboxylic acids and derivatives and the principal reaction equations and products and a few selected mechanisms.
Abbreviations used: mpt = melting point; bpt = boiling point;

dec = thermally decomposes, na = data not applicable/available

6.1 Structure and naming of carboxylic acids and derivatives, esters, amides, acid chlorides/anhydrides

Multiple choice Quiz on the Structure and naming of carboxylic acids and derivatives

Type in name Quiz on the nomenclature of carboxylic acids and derivatives

Matching pair Quiz on aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acid and ester structure

6.2 Physical properties of carboxylic acids - trends discussed & explained, mpts, bpts, solubility, odours

6.3 Synthetic routes & methods of preparing carboxylic acids

6.4 The weakly acidic nature and general reactions of carboxylic acids acting as acids - carboxylate salts

6.5 Reduction of carboxylic acids - use of products in organic synthesis, and a unique oxidation!

6.6 The chlorination/bromination of aliphatic/aromatic carboxylic acids, use of products in organic synthesis

6.7A Susceptibility of carboxylic acid derivatives to nucleophilic attack, relative reactivity, preparation and reactions of acid chlorides with water, alcohols/phenols, ammonia, amines & nucleophilic addition-elimination mechanisms

6.7B Preparation & reactions of acid/acyl anhydrides, nucleophilic addition-elimination reactions, aspirin

6.8 Esters - preparation, reactions including hydrolysis and transesterification, uses

6.9 Natural esters - triglyceride fats and oils, manufacture of margarine and biodiesel

6.10 The manufacture, molecular structure, properties and uses of polyesters

6.11 Amides - molecular structure, physical properties, preparations and reactions, polyamides

6.12 Nitriles - molecular structure, preparations and reactions

6.13 Amino acids - molecular structure, preparation and reactions - two functional group chemistries, polypeptide formation and hydrolysis and chromatographic analysis

6.14 More on the uses of carboxylic acids and derivatives and their occurrence in nature

6.15 Qualitative tests for carboxylic acids and derivatives and a comparison of the acidity of alcohols, phenols and carboxylic acids and quantitative titration of carboxylic acids)

6.16 You are given the infrared spectrum, mass spectrum, 1H NMR spectrum and 13C NMR spectrum for an unknown molecule and one additional clue deduce the identity and molecular structure of the molecule

Question 01 Four spectra of molecule 01, empirical formula C₂H₄O * ANSWER

See also

Organic Chemistry Spectroscopy - examples of IR, mass, H-1 NMR and C-13 NMR spectra

Links below to spectra of specific carboxylic acids and their derivatives

Organic mechanism pages written before the above pages

Isomers of aliphatic carboxylic acids and esters of molecular formula C_nH_2nO₂

Some other associated organic chemistry pages

Summary of selected general structures of a carboxylic acid and derivatives

Organic mechanism pages written before the above pages

Part 10.7 Carboxylic acids and acid chloride nucleophilic addition-elimination reactions

Hydrolysis of acid chlorides with water to give a carboxylic acid

Esterification of acid chlorides with alcohols to give an ester

Amide formation from reaction of acid chlorides with ammonia or primary amines

Isomers of aliphatic carboxylic acids and esters of molecular formula C_nH_2nO₂

(These pages include a wide variety of oxygenated aliphatic compounds including alicyclic and heterocyclic ring compounds, alkene-alcohols, hydroxyketones etc. as well as the open-chain aliphatic carboxylic acids and esters)

Isomers of molecular formula C₂H₄O₂ (M_r = 60)

Isomers of molecular formula C₃H₆O₂ (M_r = 74)

Isomers of molecular formula C₄H₈O₂ (M_r = 88)

Isomers of molecular formula C₅H₁₀O₂ (M_r = 102)

Isomers of molecular formula C₆H₁₂O₂ (M_r = 116)

Isomers of molecular formula C₇H₁₄O₂ (M_r = 130)

Some other associated organic chemistry pages

Summary of Organic Functional Groups

Quiz on Organic Structure Recognition

Summary of organic chemistry functional group tests

The shapes and bond angles of simple organic molecules

Isomerism in organic chemistry

Summary of selected general structures of a carboxylic acid and derivatives

General structured formula for carboxylic acids and derivatives doc brown's advanced organic chemistry revision notes

All main spectra indexes found at THE SPECTRA OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS *
Infrared spectra of carboxylic acids and derivatives The infrared spectra of isomers of molecular formula C₂H₄O₂ The infrared spectrum of Ethanoic acid (acetic acid) The infrared spectrum of methyl methanoate (methyl formate) The infrared spectra of isomers of molecular formula C₃H₆O₂ The infrared spectrum of propanoic acid (propionic acid) The infrared spectrum of methyl ethanoate (methyl acetate) The infrared spectrum of ethyl methanoate (ethyl formate) The infrared spectra of isomers of molecular formula C₄H₈O₂ The infrared spectrum of butanoic acid (butyric acid) The infrared spectrum of 2-methylpropanic acid (isobutyric acid) The infrared spectrum of methyl propanoate (methyl propionate) The infrared spectrum of Ethyl ethanoate (ethyl acetate) The infrared spectrum of propyl methanoate (propyl formate) The infrared spectrum of 1-methylethyl methanoate, (propan-2-yl methanoate) (isopropyl formate) The infrared spectra of other carboxylic acids and derivatives The infrared spectrum of benzoic acid The infrared spectrum of methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate (methyl salicylate) The infrared spectrum of propanamide The infrared spectrum of 3-phenylprop-2-enoic acid (cinnamic acid)	Mass spectra of carboxylic acids and derivatives The mass spectra of isomers of molecular formula C₂H₄O₂ The mass spectrum of Ethanoic acid (acetic acid) The mass spectrum of methyl methanoate (methyl formate) The mass spectra of isomers of molecular formula C₃H₆O₂ The mass spectrum of propanoic acid (propionic acid) The mass spectrum of methyl ethanoate (methyl acetate) The mass spectrum of ethyl methanoate (ethyl formate) The mass spectra of isomers of molecular formula C₄H₈O₂ The mass spectrum of butanoic acid (butyric acid) The mass spectrum of 2-methylpropanic acid (isobutyric acid) The mass spectrum of methyl propanoate (methyl propionate) The mass spectrum of Ethyl ethanoate (ethyl acetate) The mass spectrum of propyl methanoate (propyl formate) The mass spectrum of 1-methylethyl methanoate, (propan-2-yl methanoate) (isopropyl formate) The mass spectra of other carboxylic acids and derivatives The mass spectrum of benzoic acid The mass spectrum of methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate (methyl salicylate) The mass spectrum of propanamide (propionamide)
H-1 NMR spectra of carboxylic acids & derivatives The H-1 NMR spectra of isomers of molecular formula C₂H₄O₂ The H-1 NMR spectrum of Ethanoic acid (acetic acid) The H-1 NMR spectrum of methyl methanoate (methyl formate) The H-1 NMR spectra of isomers of molecular formula C₃H₆O₂ The H-1 NMR spectrum of propanoic acid (propionic acid) The H-1 NMR spectrum of methyl ethanoate (methyl acetate) The H-1 NMR spectrum of ethyl methanoate (ethyl formate) The H-1 NMR spectra of isomers of molecular formula C₄H₈O₂ The H-1 NMR spectrum of butanoic acid (butyric acid) The H-1 NMR spectrum of 2-methylpropanic acid (isobutyric acid) The H-1 NMR spectrum of methyl propanoate (methyl propionate) The H-1 NMR spectrum of Ethyl ethanoate (ethyl acetate) The H-1 NMR spectrum of propyl methanoate (propyl formate) The H-1 NMR spectrum of 1-methylethyl methanoate, (propan-2-yl methanoate) (isopropyl formate) The infrared spectra of other carboxylic acids and derivatives The H-1 NMR spectrum of benzoic acid The H-1 NMR spectrum of methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate (methyl salicylate) The H-1 NMR spectrum of propanamide (propionamide)	C-13 NMR spectra carboxylic acids & derivatives The C-13 NMR spectra of isomers of molecular formula C₂H₄O₂ C-13 NMR spectrum of Ethanoic acid (acetic acid) The C-13 NMR spectrum of methyl methanoate (methyl formate) The C-13 NMR spectra of isomers of molecular formula C₃H₆O₂ The C-13 NMR spectrum of propanoic acid (propionic acid) The C-13 NMR spectrum of methyl ethanoate (methyl acetate) The C-13 NMR spectrum of ethyl methanoate (ethyl formate) The C-13 NMR spectra of isomers of molecular formula C₄H₈O₂ C-13 NMR spectrum of butanoic acid (butyric acid) The C-13 NMR spectrum of 2-methylpropanic acid (isobutyric acid) The C-13 NMR spectrum of methyl propanoate (methyl propionate) The C-13 NMR spectrum of Ethyl ethanoate (ethyl acetate) The C-13 NMR spectrum of propyl methanoate (propyl formate) C-13 NMR spectrum of 1-methylethyl methanoate, (propan-2-yl methanoate) (isopropyl formate) The C13 NMR spectra of other carboxylic acids and derivatives The C-13 NMR spectrum of benzoic acid The C-13 NMR spectrum of methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate (methyl salicylate) The C-13 NMR spectrum of propanamide (propionamide)

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