Sources of carboxylic acids
Nomenclature
Their IUPAC names have been derived from the corresponding alkanes by replacing the letter
li of the alkane with „ oic ‟ and adding suffix „ acid ‟ at the end, Thus, monocarboxylic acids are called alkanoic acids.
Methods of Preparation of Monocarboxylic Acids
( i) From primary alcohols and aldehydes