Module 2

Lesson 1.12  Drawing the Carboxylic Acids



Key Concepts


When drawing a carboxylic acid from an IUPAC name, follow the steps below:

  1. Draw the correct number of carbon atoms (refer to the prefix of the parent chain name).
  2. On a terminal carbon, add a double bonded O and an -OH.
  3. Complete the diagram by adding the correct number of hydrogen atoms so that each carbon ends with four bonds. If you drawing a line structural diagram, remember that the intersections and ends of the lines represent the carbon atoms. Hydrogen atoms are not indicated, however the carboxyl group is shown.

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Complete Practice Question 1 on page 438 of the textbook.

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Page 438 Practice Question 1

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