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can carboxilic acids and esters group be in the same carbon chain?

can carboxilic acids and esters group be in the same carbon chain?

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Vikas TU
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4 years ago
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Carboxylic acid and ester can not be in the same group , because in carboxylic acid organic compound containing a carbonyl group ith an attached hydroxyl group , In ester organic compound containing carbonyl group with an attached oxygen aton which is bonded to carbon sunstituent.
Caroxylic acid are weak acid , while Ester are produced by the reaction of acid with alcohol

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