CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

TUTORIAL
1.

Give IUPAC name for the following compounds.

1.

2.

O
OH

OH

Br

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3.

OH

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4.
O

H3C

H
C

H
C

COOH

OH

C
H2

OH

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5.

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6.
NH2

HOOCH2C

CH2COOH
C

HOOC

Cl

C
H

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Cl

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Ms. Shahirah Mansor

2.

Draw structural formula of these compounds:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

4-cyclohexenecarboxylic acid
trans-1,3-cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid
3-chloro-4-phenylbutanoic acid
3,5-dioxohexanoic acid
cis-4-hexenoic acid
2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid

3.
Arrange the following carboxylic acids in order of increasing acidity. Explain
your answer.
HCOOH, CH3CH2COOH, CH3COOH, BrCOOH

Ms. Shahirah Mansor