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Encyclopedia > Carboxylate anion

Definition

A carboxylate anion is an ion with negative charge that contains the group -COO-. An ion is an elementary particle or system of elementary particles with a net electric charge. ... Electric charge is a fundamental property of some subatomic particles, which determines their electromagnetic interactions. ...


Examples

See category for a bigger list. The formate ion is HCOO- (formic acid minus one hydrogen ion). ... Acetate, or ethanoate, is the anion of a salt or ester of acetic acid. ...


Discussion

See carboxylic acid for info. Structure of a carboxylic acid Carboxylic acids, also known as alkanoic acids, are organic acids characterized by the presence of a carboxyl group and have the general chemical formula R-C(=O)-OH, also written as R-COOH, where R is a hydrogen or an alkyl group. ...


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Carboxylic acid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (836 words)
Carboxylic acids are organic acids characterized by the presence of a carboxyl group, which has the SMILES formula -C(=O)-OH, usually written as -COOH.
Carboxylic acids react with bases to form carboxylate salts, in which the hydrogen of the hydroxyl (-OH) group is replaced with a metal ion.
Carboxylic acids are decarboxylated in the Hunsdiecker reaction and α-brominated in the Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky halogenation.
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