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![acids01.gif (1616 bytes)](images/acids01.gif) Formation of carboxylate anions |
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![acids02.gif (1338 bytes)](images/acids02.gif) Reduction of carboxylic acids to primary alcohol
(Lithium aluminum hydride is the only effective reagent for reducing acids to
primary alcohols) |
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![acids03.gif (1380 bytes)](images/acids03.gif) Alpha bromination of alkanoic acids
(the final product is a-bromo carboxylic acid |
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![acids04.gif (1559 bytes)](images/acids04.gif) Decarboxylation of B-keto
acids to form ketones |
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![acids05.gif (1621 bytes)](images/acids05.gif) Decarboxylation makes the malonic acid lose a carbon
dioxide group |
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![acids06.gif (1503 bytes)](images/acids06.gif) Carboxylation of organometallics
(Alkyl and aryl bromides are converted into Grignard reagents which add to the carbonyl
group of carbon dioxide. Adding acid then makes the acid group. |
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![acids07.gif (1428 bytes)](images/acids07.gif) Getting carboxylic acids from nitriles |
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![acids08.gif (1563 bytes)](images/acids08.gif) Getting carboxylic acids from nitriles |
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