Carboxyl vs. Carboxylate — What's the Difference?

The univalent group, -COOH, the functional group characteristic of all organic acids.

In organic chemistry, a carboxylate is the conjugate base of a carboxylic acid, RCOO− (or RCO−2). It is an ion with negative charge.

(organic chemistry) A univalent functional group consisting of a carbonyl and a hydroxyl functional group (-CO.OH); characteristic of carboxylic acids.

A salt or ester of an organic acid, derived from the carboxyl group. Soaps, which are usually the sodium or potassium salts of fatty acids, are carboxylates.

The complex radical, CO.OH, regarded as the essential and characteristic constituent which all oxygen acids of carbon (as formic, acetic, benzoic acids, etc.) have in common; - called also oxatyl.

Of or relating to a carboxylate.

The univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids

Of or relating to the anionic conjugate base of a carboxylic acid, specifically the CO22- group

Relating to or containing the carboxyl group or carboxyl radical

(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.

(organic chemistry) To form a carboxyl group by introduction of carbon dioxide

(organic chemistry) To react with a carboxylic acid

To treat a chemical compound with carboxyl or carboxylic acid.

Treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid