Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 23 - Organic Chemistry I: Formulas, Names, and Properties - Exercises - Mixed Exercises - Page 950: 114

Answer

a) Carboxylic acid b) Ester c) Acyl chloride / acid chloride d) Amide

Work Step by Step

a) Identify the functional group here. $-COOH$ is present here which is functional group of carboxylic acid. Therefore, it is an example of carboxylic acid. b) Identify the functional group $-COO-R$. This is ester functional group. So, the compound is an ester. c) functional group here is $-COCl$ which is acyl chloride functional group. So, this molecule belongs to acyl chloride. d) Functional group here is $-CONH_{2}$ which is an amide group. So, the compound is an amide.
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