Benjamin's Chemistry

Carboxylic Acids and Esters

Carboxylic acids are organic compounds which contain the functional group -COOH. The group contains both a C=O bond a and C-O bond.

Esters are organic compounds which feature a COOC group formed by the reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol.

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