Carboxylic acids can carry out the same reactions as other acids, for example the reactions with metals and metal carbonate. Carboxylic acids are weak acids, and will react more slowly than other, ...

Carminic acid is a naturally occurring organic molecule whose structure consists of 9,10-anthraquinone-2-carboxylic acid “decorated” with a methyl group, a glucopyranose, and four hydroxyls. It is ...

Acrylic acid (2-propenoic acid) is a highly reactive carboxylic acid that can react with itself to form polyacrylic acid, which is used as an absorbent in hygiene products. It also can react with ...

Some people may be more attractive to mosquitoes than others due to an acidic byproduct made by skin bacteria. Maria Elena De Obaldia at the Rockefeller University in New York and her colleagues asked ...