<P> 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 . Carboxylic acids can be seen as reduced or alkylated forms of the Lewis acid carbon dioxide ; under some circumstances they can be decarboxylated to yield carbon dioxide . </P>
<P> 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 . Carboxylic acids can be seen as reduced or alkylated forms of the Lewis acid carbon dioxide ; under some circumstances they can be decarboxylated to yield carbon dioxide . </P>
potassium salts of long chain carbolic acids are known as
potassium salts of long chain carbolic acids are known as
carboxylates
carboxylates