what is substituted carboxylic acid
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Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution
bond, carboxylic acids are prone to attack via nucleophilic substitution reaction. ... In a nucleophilic acyl substitution reaction, elimination of one of the 2 substituents attached to the carbonyl carbon takes place as the nucleophile attaches itself to that carbon atom.
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The carboxyl (COOH) group is named after the carbonyl group (C=O) and hydroxyl group. Diagram of a carboxylic molecule. In general, carboxylic acids undergo a nucleophilic substitution reaction where the nucleophile (-OH) is substituted by another nucleophile (Nu).
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