Fatty acids are organic acids with at least one carboxyl (-C(=O)OH, -COOH or -CO2H) group and a long carbon chain that can be joined by double bonds, as in unsaturated fatty acids, or single bonds ...

The chemical properties of these herbicides are due to the aromatic radical (phenyl) and the presence of the carboxyl group COOH. 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) is a derivative of 2,4 ...

To make an ester, a hydrogen atom must be removed from the hydroxyl group (–OH) of the alcohol. The –OH portion of the acid's carboxyl group must also be removed. The hydrogren atom and the ...