Carboxyl group and parent chain
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Kayla T 1J
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Carboxyl group and parent chain
When naming a carboxylic acid, do you count the carbon of the carboxyl group as part of the parent chain?
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Emma Edmond 3E
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Re: Carboxyl group and parent chain
Yes you do! The functional group is always attached to a carbon which must be in the parent chain because that is how you number the chain (by giving the functional group priority).
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