Chemistry LibreTexts - Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
Introduction to the variety of functional groups in this family.
Michigan State University - Carboxylic Acid DerivativesComprehensive treatment of nomenclature and reactivity.
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Interdisciplinary MCAT Course Videos
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- Acyl Substitution - Saponification
- Acyl Substitution - Aminolysis
- Acyl Substitution - Esterification of Anhydrides
- Chymotrypsin
- Acyl CoA Synthetase
- Triglyceride Synthesis
- Nitrile Hydrolysis
- Reduction of Carboxylic Acids
- HMG-CoA Reductase
- Decarboxylation of a β-Keto Acid
- Decarboxylation of an α-Keto Acid by α-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase
- Formation and Use of a Carboxylate Nucleophile
- Glutamine Synthetase
- Lactones & Lactams
- Inhibition of Transpeptidase by Penicillin
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