German term
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Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, British) 
Works in: German to English, Dutch to English
Alkansäuren
| 4 | alkanoic acids |
Сергей Лузан
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| 5 | dicarboxylic acids |
David Williams
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| 3 +1 | alkanoic acid |
GWM123
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Jul 1, 2008 18:14: Kim Metzger changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Сергей Лузан, GWM123, Kim Metzger
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alkanoic acids
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alkanoic acid
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Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English
dicarboxylic acids
Carbonic acid
Oxalic acid
Maleic acid
Succinic acid
Glutaric acid
Adipic acid
Pimelic acid
Easily remembered using the mnemonic COMSGAP, although the IUPAC systematic names differ. Natually, the C falls away if you are looking only at the dicarboxylic acids, as carboxylic acid only has one carbon (see example below).
A mnemonic to aid in remembering the order of the common nomenclature for the first six dicarboxylic acids is "Oh my, such great apple pie!" (oxalic, malonic, succinic, glutaric, adipic, pimelic).
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