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What is the functional group in ibuprofen?

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The functional groups of anything are the croups that aren't normal alkane (single carbon-hydrogen bonds) groups. In the case of ibuprofen there are two functional groups. The first is the aromatic group or Benzene ring in the centre of the structure. The second is the carboxylic acid group (Oxygen double bonded to two

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Ketoprofen is a non steroidalanit-inflammatory drug (NSAID) it has 4 functional groups that i have found, a carboxylic acid group a methyl group a ketone group and two aromatics

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carboxylic acid, methoxy, methyl, and napthyl groups.

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carboxylic acid

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