2006-12-17 22:20:50 · 6 answers · asked by Elis 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The functional groups are both the carboxyl group (organic acid) and the phenol group. The carboxyl group will give up its acidic hydrogen, but will share the one of the phenol group by forming a heterocyclical hydrogen bond, a planar ring with delocalized p electrons from the phenol O via two aromatic and the carboxylic C and a carboxylic O, held in place by a hydrogen bond with the phenylic H.
In fact the hydrogen bond and the regular bond cannot be localized exactly in the ion. It is the combination of the ortho-position phenol and the carboxygroup which gives the function.
2006-12-18 00:04:55 · answer #1 · answered by jorganos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The functional group in salicylic acid is -COOH, the carbocylic acid group.
2006-12-18 04:31:38 · answer #2 · answered by Batman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a carboxylic acid group -COOH, where there's a C=O bond and an O-H attached to the same C.
2006-12-17 22:55:45 · answer #3 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carboxylic acid, because there is -COOH there.
But, it could be phenol too. Since there is an -OH attached to the benzene ring.
But, I will vote for carboxylic acids.
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2006-12-17 22:25:41 · answer #4 · answered by vixklen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has two functional groups.. an aldehyde and an alcohol
2006-12-17 22:23:00 · answer #5 · answered by Toxicologist of tomoro... 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Isn't that aspirin?
2006-12-17 22:21:52 · answer #6 · answered by ThatLady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋