Carboxylic acids is a family of organic compounds that contains the carboxyl group, -COOH. which consists of a carbon atom joined to an oxygen atom by a double bond and to a hydroxyl group, OH, by a single bond.
 | Carboxyl group |
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Determine the parent chain. The parent chain must include the carboxyl carbon.
- Number starting at the end closest to the carboxyl group.
- The name of the alkane (parent chain) is changed by replacing the -e with -oic followed by the word "acid".
Example:
HCOOH
methanoic acid
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CH3COOH
ethanoic acid (acetic acid)
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CH3CH2CH2COOH
butanoic acid
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