Since ester is formed by the reaction of alchol carboxilic acid in presence of acidic medium the reaction goes as ROH the alchol general formula RCOOH the general formula for carboxilic. A mixed or unsymmetrical anhydride is a carboxylic acid anhydride that has the following general structural formula. Carboxylic acid is composed of two functional groups carbonyl group -CO- and hydroxyl group-OH.
The general formula of a carboxylic acid is RCOOH with R referring to the rest of the molecule.
The general formula for the carboxylic acids is C n H 2n1 COOH where n is the number of carbon atoms in the molecule minus 1. Remember that the O atoms are not joined to each other. The general formula of a carboxylic acid is. The general formula of carboxylic acid is.