Carboxylic acid Carboxylic acid A carboxylic acid is an organic compound that contains a carboxyl group (C(=O)OH). The general formula of a carboxylic acid is R–COOH, with R referring to the rest of the (possibly quite large) molecule. Carboxylic acids occur widely and include the amino acids (which make up proteins) and acetic acid (which is part of vinegar and occurs in metabolism). Salts and esters of carboxylic acids are called carboxylates. When a carboxyl group is deprotonated, its conjugate base forms a carboxylate anion. Carboxylate ions are resonance-stabilized, and this increased stability makes carboxylic acids more acidic than alcohols, along with
Hexafluorophosphoric acid attacks glass. Upon heating, it decomposes to generate HF. Crystalline has been obtained as the hexahydrate, wherein is enclosed in truncated octahedral cages defined by the water and protons. NMR spectroscopy indicates that solutions derived from this hexahydrate contain significant amounts of HF. Hexafluorophosphoric acid Hexafluorophosphoric acid is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula HOPF. Although the formula is often written as HPF, this compound is only available as the hydrate. This strong Brønsted acid features a non-coordinating anion, hexafluorophosphate (). It is formed from the reaction of hydrogen fluoride with phosphorus pentafluoride. Like many strong acids, hexafluorophosphoric acid