Some acids whose structures and names are commonly used in organic chemistry

S.No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

Structure HCOOH CH3COOH CH3CH2COOH CH3CH2CH2COOH (CH3)2CHCOOH CH3CH2CH2CH2COOH CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2COOH CH3(CH2)14COOH CH3(CH2)15COOH HOOC-COOH HOOC-CH2-COOH HOOC-CH2CH2-COOH HOOC-CH2CH2CH2-COOH HOOC-CH2CH2CH2-CH2-COOH Cis HOOC-CH=CH-COOH Trans HOOC-CH=CH-COOH HOOC-CH2CH(OH)-COOH HOOC-CH(OH)CH(OH)-COOH CH3CH(OH)COOH CH3COCOOH HO-CH2-COOH CH2=CH-COOH CHCH-COOH CH3CH=CH-COOH CH3 (CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7-COOH Ph-COOH Ph-OH Ph-CH=CH-COOH (Ph)2C(OH)-COOH

Common name Formic acid Acetic acid Propionic acid n-Butyric acid Iso-Butyric acid Valeric acid n- Caproic acid Palmitic acid Stearic acid Oxalic acid Malonic acid Succinic acid Glutaric acid Adipic acid Maleic acid Fumaric acid Malic acid Tartaric acid Lactic acid Pyruvic acid Glycollic acid Acrylic acid Propiolic acid Crotonic acid Oleic acid Benzoic acid Carbolic acid Cinnamic acid Benzlic acid

IUPAC name Methanoic acid Ethanoic acid Propanoic acid Butanoic acid 2-Methylpropanoic acid Pentanoic acid Hexanoic acid Hexadecanoic acid Octadecanoic acid Ethanedioic acid Propanedioic acid Butanedioic acid Pentanedioic acid Hexanedioic acid Z-But-2-enedioic acid E- But-2-enedioic acid 2-Hydroxybutanedioic acid 2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic acid 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid 2-Oxopropanoic acid 2-Hydroxyethanoic acid Propenoic acid Propynoic acid But-2-enoic acid Octadec-9-enoic acid Benzenecarboxlic acid Phenol 3-Phenylprop-2-enoic acid 2-Hydroxy-2,2-diphenylethanoic acid

30. 31. 32.

Ph-CH(OH)-COOH Ph-CH2CH2-COOH
COOH CH3

Mandelic acid Hydrocinnamic acid o-Toluic acid

2-Hydroxy-2-phenylethanoic acid 3-Phenylpropanoic acid 2-Methylbenzenecarboxlic acid

COOH

33.
OCOCH3

Acetylsalicylic acid(Aspirin)

2-Ethanoyloxybenzenecarboxylic acid

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Some acids whose structures and names are commonly used in organic chemistry
COOH

34.
OH

Salicylic acid

2-Hydroxybenzenecarboylic acid

CH2COOH

35.
HO COOH CH2COOH OH

Citric acid

2-Hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricacboxylic acid

36.
O 2N NO2

Picric acid

2,4,6-Trinitrophenol

NO2 COOH

37.

Anisic acid

4-Methoxybenzenecarboxylic acid

OCH3 COOH

38.
COOH

Phthalic acid

Benzene-1,2-dicarboxlic acid

COOH

39.

Isophthalic acid

Benzene-1,3- dicarboxlic acid

COOH COOH

Benzene-1,4- dicarboxlic acid 40. Terephthalic acid

COOH

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