Tagged: Aliphatic carboxylic acids

October 1, 2018

Physical and chemical properties of Esters, Esterification reaction and preparation of ethyl acetate ester

Esters are the products of the combination of carboxylic acids with alcohols, Esters are widely spread in nature, They are present in all plant and animal organisms, Most of the esters are characterized by...

Chemistry

September 27, 2018

Acetic acid, Aliphatic carboxylic acids types, nomenclature, preparation and general properties

Carboxylic acids are considered the most acidic organic compounds, however, they are not strong acids like the inorganic acids such as Hydrochloric HCl, sulphuric acids H2SO4, nitric acid HNO3 except H2CO3 (Carboxylic acids are...