keto acid

chemistry

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carboxylic acids

  • oxidation of alcohols
    In carboxylic acid: Hydroxy and keto acids

    The 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-hydroxycarboxylic acids all lose water upon heating, although the products are not the same. The 2-hydroxy acids form cyclic dimeric esters (formed by the esterification of two molecules of the acid) called lactides, whereas the 3- and 4-hydroxy…

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