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Table 23. Carboxylic acids and their substituent groups
Name of the acid a
Group name
Formula
Saturated aliphatic carboxylic acids (limiting list)
Formic acid
Formyl
HCO-l
Acetic acid
Acetyl
H3C- CO-!
Propionic acid
Propionyl
H3C- CHr CO- !
Butyric acid
Butyryl
H3C-(CH2h-CO-l
Isobutyric acid
Isobutyryl
(H3ChCH-CO-!
Vale ric acid
Valeryl
H3C-(CH2h-CO-!
Isovaleric acid a
Isovaleryl
(H3ChCH-CHr CO- l
Pivalic acid a
Pivaloyl
(H3ChC-CO- !
Lauric acid
Lauroyl
H3C-(CH2ho-CO-!
Myristic acid a
Myristoyl
H3C-(CH2hrCO-!
Palmitic acid a
Palmitoyl
H3C-(CH2hcCO-!
Stearic acid a
Stearoyl
H3C-(CH2)16-CO-!
Saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acids (non-limiting list)
Oxalic acid
Oxalyl
!-CO-CO-!
Malonic acid
Malonyl
! -CO-CHrCO- !
Succinic acid
Succinyl
!-CO-(CH2h-CO-!
Glutaric acid
Glutaryl
!-CO-(CH2h-CO-!
Adipic acid
Adipoyl
!-CO-(CH2)cCO-!
Pimelic acid
Pimeloyl
!-CO-(CH2h-CO-!
Sub eric acid
Suberoyl
!-CO-(CH2)6-CO- l
Azelaic acid
Azelaoyl
!-CO-(CH2h-CO-!
Sebacic acid
Sebazoyl
!-CO-(CH2)s-CO-!
a C-Substitution products should be named systematically.