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What are the generic structures of carboxylic acids and esters? Write the structure of a

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What are the generic structures of carboxylic acids and esters? Write the structure of a specific carboxylic acid and a specific ester.

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What are the generic structures of carboxylic acids and esters? Write the structure of a specific carboxylic acid and a specific ester.

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Carboxylic acids are organic acids containing carboxyl group(-COOH). The general formula for carboxylic acids is R-COOH.

The generic structure of carboxylic acids is :

        

The structure of a specific carboxylic acid is :

        Consider, Acetic acid(CH3COOH), also called as ethanoic acid

        

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