Carboxyl group

In chemistry, a carboxyl group is a functional group consisting of a carbon atom doubly bonded to an oxygen atom and single-bonded to a hydroxyl (-OH) group, typically written as -COOH:

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Chemistry - Functional group - Carbon - Atom - Bonded - Oxygen - Hydroxyl

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where R is a hydrogen or an organic group.

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Hydrogen - Organic group

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Carboxyl groups are weakly acidic and are the characteristic constituents of carboxylic acids. They are present in most organic acids, this making them biodegradable.

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Acid - Carboxylic acid - Organic acid - Biodegradable

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The addition of a carboxyl group to a compound is known as carboxylation; the removal of one is decarboxylation.

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The C=O stretch of carboxyl groups can be identified spectroscopically by a sharp peak in the infrared between 1700 and 2100 cm-1.

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Spectroscopically - Infrared

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