Adipatic acid (HOOC-(CH2)4-COOH)
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Adipatic acid (HOOC-(CH2)4-COOH)
Hydroxycarboxylic Acids
In molecules of carboxylic acids, one or more hydrogen atoms in the hydrocarbon chain can be exchanged for a hydroxylic group (-OH). Hydroxycarboxylic acids are often found in nature and are important because they take part in a number of important biological processes. These carboxylic acids, because of their nature, used to be called plant acids.
