Carboxylate

In chemistry, a carboxylate is an anion with the general formula RCOO− (or RCO−2). Carboxylate salts are salts that have the general formula M(RCOO)n, where M is a metal and n is 1, 2,.... Carboxylate esters have the general formula RCOOR′ (also written as RCO2R′), where R and R′ are organic groups.

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