Question

Name the functional group in the

following molecule:
O
A. ether
B. carboxylic acid
C. ketone
D. ester

Answer 1

the correct answer B. carboxylic acid

Step-by-step explanation:

carboxylic acid, any of a class of organic compounds in which a carbon (C) atom is bonded to an oxygen (O) atom by a double bond and to a hydroxyl group (―OH) by a single bond. A fourth bond links the carbon atom to a hydrogen (H) atom or to some other univalent combining group.