... then you get an (alpha)amino acid: NH2CH2COOH glycine
it forms an amino acid
organic acid
An Amino Acid is formed.
The group you are looking for is the "carboxyl" group -COOH. It should be noted, however, that while the carboxyls are by far the most common organic acids, there are other groups that can impart acidity to organic compounds as well, such as the sulphonics, SO2OH.
Amino acids all have the same alpha carbon which has a hydrogen, NH2, and COOH. They differ in their unique R group.
When both -NH2 and -COOH replace hydrogen atoms on the same carbon atom, an amino acid is formed.
it forms an amino acid
These substances are called aminoacids.
organic acid
Acetic acid is an organic liquid and weak acid it contains Carbon , Hydrogen and Oxygen atoms. its formula is CH3-COOH
An Amino Acid is formed.
the tail ( carbon hydrogen only part) the COOH part that makes it an acid does engage in hydrogen bonding.
The group you are looking for is the "carboxyl" group -COOH. It should be noted, however, that while the carboxyls are by far the most common organic acids, there are other groups that can impart acidity to organic compounds as well, such as the sulphonics, SO2OH.
Succinic acid is 'butane-di-oic' acid: HOOC-CH2-CH2-COOH, C4H6O4: So it has got four (4) carbon atoms
Amino acid
R = aryl or alkyl group. O = Oxygen, C = Carbon, H = Hydrogen. With that said: R-COOH Indicates an aryl/alkyl bound to a carbon, bound to two oxygens and one oxygen is bound to a hydrogen. If you complete their valence shells you get. R-C=O | O-H
Fatty acids consist of Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), and Oxygen (O) arranged as a carbon chain skeleton with a carboxyl group (COOH) at one end. The general formula is: CH3(CH2)xCOOH where x is the number of carbon atoms in the chain.