Carboxylic Acids

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Carboxylic Acids

• They are Organic Acids with a Carboxylic group attached to it. 
• General formula:  R-COOH
• Can be neutralized by a base(like most acids)
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• http://www.neok12.com/php/watch.php?v=zX775f6e000247531b025041&t=Organic-Chemistry 

Esters

• Combination of Carboxylic Acids with an Alcohol 
• It has a fruity smell (ie, pineapple, pear, strawberry etc)
• General Form: (figure 2)
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• To name an Ester, just drop the "oic" to "oate"
• You can see it has the general form from the Carboxylic Acid from the first diagram
• For the more visual learners, just watch the video below!

Ethers

• An organic compound that contains an oxygen group that is attached to two alkyl(carbon) chains
• General Form:  R–O–R
• Characteristics: very flammable, insoluble in water 
• Naming? Just add "oxy" to the side group.
• Watch the video to learn more! Oh yeah, tons of videos this blog.

Amines

• Contains nitrogen compounds bonded to either Hydrogen and Carbons 
• Characteristics: has fishy smell, soluble in water, easily makes salt when reacted with an acid
• It is related to Ammonia (NH3)
• Naming? Add "amine" to the group that is attached to the Nitrogen atom.

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