They can be prepared from alkenes by using ozonolysis, followed by hydrogen peroxide. They have a low pKa due to resonance stabilization of the ionized form, but are still relatively weak. The resonan
They can be prepared from alkenes by using ozonolysis, followed by hydrogen peroxide. They have a low pKa due to resonance stabilization of the ionized form, but are still relatively weak. The resonance is provided by a carbon double bonded to an oxygen. Important examples include butyric, lactic, formic, and acetic. FTP name this class of molecules, characterized by an OH group bonded to a carbon that is already part of a carbonyl.
They can be prepared from alkenes by using ozonolysis, followed by hydrogen peroxide.
{Carboxylic Acid}s (prompt on {carboxyl} or {acids}; accept {organic acids})