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INTRODUCTION CARBOXYLIC ACIDS, ESTERS and AMIDES are
three families of organic molecules that contain
CARBOXYL GROUP (C=O) bonded to an element
more electronegative than carbon.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
• CARBOXYLIC ACIDS, ESTERS AND AMIDES ARE POLAR
COMPOUNDS
• RCOOH ALSO EXHIBITS INTERMOLECULAR H-BONDING
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
OFTEN EXIST AS
DIMERS, HELD
TOGETHER BY 2
INTERMOLECULAR
H-BONDS