Curated OER
Esters as Food Flavorings
Students produce esters in the laboratory by combining different carboxylic acids with different alcohol. In this esterification lesson plan, students experiment with 3 carboxylic acids and 3 alcohols to produce 3 esters with fruit like...
Curated OER
Alcohols Revisited (and Ethers) and Going Further... Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives
Identifying characteristics of alcohols and their physical properties are reviewed in bullet-point fashion on the first two slides. The same material follows, but for ethers. Finally, the structure and naming of carboxylic acids and...
Curated OER
Aldehydes and Carboxylic Acids
In this aldehydes and carboxylic acid worksheet, students complete a chart filling in the missing name and structural formula of the given chemical formulas. In another section, students complete a chart on carboxylic acids as well as...
Other
Frostburg State University: Organic Chemistry Tutorials
This site features tutorials on alkenes, alkanes, alkynes, alcohols, carboxylic acids, amines, ketones, aldehydes, and benzene. The tutorials lists the properties of each, structure and classification, the nomenclature, and gives...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Carboxylic Acid Reactions Overview
This resource from Khan Academy and the Association of American Medical Colleges provides study content for the MCAT. This resource provides an overview of carboxylic acid reactions.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Organic Chemistry
This site from ScienceWorld provides a brief look at some of the more common organic functional groups. The carboxylic acid group is also given. Quite a few links are provided at the bottom of the page for additional information.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Ester
Wikipedia entry for the chemical compound ester. Includes naming conventions, properties, reactions, and the like.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Carboxylic Acid
An encyclopedia article describing what carboxylic acids are, their structure, how they are formed, and gives examples of carboxylic acids.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Functional Group
Encyclopedia entry for functional groups that, in in organic chemistry, are specific groups of atoms within molecules that are responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of those molecules.
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Chemistry 112: Properties of Acetic Acid
Here is a Lewis dot structure diagram of acetic avid, as well as a few properties of this compound.