What is the type of reaction that occurs in the conversion of a hydroxylic acid to a carboxylic acid???
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Carboxylic acids can undergo reduction reactions. Reduction is the opposite of oxidation. For example, ethanoic acid (CH 3COOH) can be formed by the oxidation of ethanol as shown below. As reduction is the opposite of oxidation, it can be defined as the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen to a molecule.
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Digestion of citric acid with fuming sulfuric acid, or oxidation with potassium permanganate, solution yields acetonedicarboxylic acid, a reaction which is characteristic of α-hydroxy acids. When this is heated more strongly with concentrated sulfuric acid, it decomposes to acetone and two molecules of carbon dioxide
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