Organic chem: is the functional group for alcohol no longer when looking at carboxylic acid group?

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adamaero · Answer

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adamaero · Answer

I will be identifying functional groups for a test, and was wondering if alcohol counted in the carboxylic acid group? I'm guessing you can't name a group within a larger group?

adamaero · Answer

@JFraser @Preetha

kainui · Answer

Yeah, similarly you wouldn't call it an aldehyde/ketone either for the other part. It's now just a carboxylic acid. Kind of weird, but it sort of makes sense since alcohols and carboxylic acids behave quite differently.