carboxylic acids do not give characteristic reaction of carbonyl group give reasons - Chemistry - Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

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carboxylic acids do not give characteristic reaction of carbonyl
group give reasons

Anuradha Puri · Accepted Answer

The carbonyl carbon in ketones and aldehydes is more electrophilic
than in carboxylic acids This is because the lone pairs on oxygen
atom attached to hydrogen atom in the -COOH group are involved in
resonance thereby making the carbon atom less electrophilic
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Hence, carboxylic acids do not give characteristic reaction of
carbonyl group

carboxylic acids do not give characteristic reaction of carbonyl group.give reasons.