Chapter 14: Carboxylic Acids

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Chapter 14 Carboxylic Acids
Queen bee substance
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• Nomenclature
• Physical Properties
• Reactions
• Acidity
• weak acids
• inductive effects
• reaction with bases
• Reduction
• Fischer esterification
• Conversion to acid halides

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I. Nomenclature
IUPAC alkanoic acid -CO2H carbon always
1 (highest priority)
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I. Nomenclature
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I. Nomenclature
cyclic cycloalkanecarboxylic acid
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I. Nomenclature
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I. Nomenclature
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II. Physical Properties
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III. Reactions
A. Acidity
1. weak acids
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III. Reactions
A. Acidity
2. inductive effects
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III. Reactions
A. Acidity
2. inductive effects
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III. Reactions
A. Acidity
3. reaction with bases
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III. Reactions
B. Reduction
Carboxylics acids more difficult to reduce than
aldehydes and ketones NaBH4 will reduce only
aldehydes and ketones H2/cat will reduce CC
bonds, aldehydes and ketones LAH will reduce
aldehydes and ketones only reagent strong
enough to reduce carboxylic acids
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III. Reactions
C. Fischer esterification
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III. Reactions
C. Fischer esterification
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III. Reactions
C. Fischer esterification
What combination of carboxylic acid and
alcohol would give each of the following esters?
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III. Reactions
D. Conversion to acid halides