Title: carboxylic acids
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - carboxylic acids
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.C00852
Status: current

Definition
Oxoacids having the structure $\ce{RC(=O)OH}$. The term is used as a suffix in systematic name formation to denote the $\ce{–C(=O)OH}$ group including its carbon atom.

Related Terms
- Oxoacids: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/O04374
- systematic name: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/S06236

Source
- PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1326 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

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Citation: Citation: 'carboxylic acids' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.C00852
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