EBK ESSENTIAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Chapter 11.2, Problem 5P
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Interpretation: From the two given bonds that is C-O in carboxylic acid and C-O in alcohol, the longer one should be identified.

Concept introduction: The functional group present in a carboxlic acid is COOH while in an alcohol a hydroxyl group is present. A carboxylic acid has different strutural and chemical properties as compared to an alcohol. The general structural formula of an alcohol and a carboxylic acid are drawn as,

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