ChemistryCode 5070
Carboxylic acids
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- Describe how carboxylic acids react with: (a) metals (b) bases (c) carbonates, including the name and formula of each salt formed
- Describe how ethanoic acid is made when ethanol is oxidised: (a) using acidified aqueous potassium manganate(VII) (b) through bacterial oxidation in the process of making vinegar
- Describe what takes place when a carboxylic acid is combined with an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst, producing an ester