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Reaction of carboxylic acid
Carboxylic acids undergo several important reactions: 1) They react with bases to form salts via deprotonation. 2) They can be converted to acid chlorides using reagents like thionyl chloride, which produces gases as byproducts. 3) They form esters when reacted with alcohols in the presence of an acid catalyst. Electron withdrawing substituents increase acidity by stabilizing the conjugate base, while donating groups decrease acidity.
