Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

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Why carboxylic acids are called fatty acids?

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Carboxylic acid are called fatty acids because higher carboxylic acids are obtained from the hydrolysis of fats and oils.

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Write the structures of the following compounds.
3-Hydroxybutanal

Write the structures of the following compounds.
2-Hydroxycyclopentane carbaldehyde

Write the structures of the following compounds.
4-oxopentanal

Write the structures of the following compounds.
Di-sec-butyl ketone

Write the structures of the following compounds.
4-fluoro acetophenone.

Write the structures of the following reactions:

Write the structures of products of the following reactions:

Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their boiling points:
CH₃CHO, CH₃CH₂OH, CH₃OCH₃, CH₃CH₂CH₃.

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