Carboxylic Acids (Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry)

• Carboxylic acids is the name given to compounds containing the functional group carboxyl, -COOH
• The general formula of a carboxylic acid is C_nH_2n+1COOH which can be shortened to just RCOOH
• The naming of a carboxylic acid follows the pattern alkan + oic acid
• The names and structure of the first four carboxylic acids are shown below

The structures and formulae of the first four carboxylic acids