Carboxylate
Carboxylate
Carboxylate (pronunciation: car-box-y-late) is a term used in Organic Chemistry to refer to a negative ion or a salt that contains the functional group -COO-. The term is derived from the combination of "carboxyl", referring to the functional group -COOH, and "ate", a suffix used in chemistry to denote a salt or ester of an acid.
Etymology
The term "carboxylate" is derived from "carboxyl", a term that itself comes from "carb-" (from "carbon") and "-oxyl" (from "oxygen"). The "-ate" suffix is used in chemistry to denote a salt or ester of an acid.
Related Terms
- Carboxylic Acid: An organic compound that contains a carboxyl group (-COOH). The salts and esters of carboxylic acids are called carboxylates.
- Ester: A compound made by replacing the hydrogen of an acid by an alkyl or other organic group. Many naturally occurring fats and essential oils are esters.
- Functional Group: A group of atoms responsible for the characteristic reactions of a particular compound.
- Salt: In chemistry, a salt is a compound that is formed by the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Carboxylate
- Wikipedia's article - Carboxylate
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