Difference between CnH2n+1COOH and CnH2nO2?
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Why do you think that the former does not apply to ethanoic? If n = 1, it becomes CH3COOH, which is exactly ethanoic acid. The first formula is ok for acyclic, saturated monocarboxylic acids. The true utility of such formula is questionable, but still it's correct. The second formula could apply to other species, such as an ester or an hydroxyketone for example, but it isn't incorrect either.
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