Chapter 8: Problem 104
Most organic acids can be represented as \(\mathrm{RCOOH}\) where \(\mathrm{COOH}\) is the carboxyl group and \(\mathrm{R}\) is the rest of the molecule. [For example, \(\mathrm{R}\) is \(\mathrm{CH}_{3}\) in acetic acid \(\left.\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COOH}\right) .\right]\) (a) Draw a Lewis structure for the carboxyl group. (b) Upon ionization, the carboxyl group is converted to the carboxylate group \(\left(\mathrm{COO}^{-}\right)\). Draw resonance structures for the carboxylate group.
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