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| | Carboxylic Acids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | Carboxylic acids with six or fewer carbon atoms are freely or moderately soluble in water; those with more than six carbons are slightly soluble in water. |
 | | Flammable and/or toxic gases and heat are generated by the reaction of carboxylic acids with diazo compounds, dithiocarbamates, isocyanates, mercaptans, nitrides, and sulfides. |
 | | Formic acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, propionic acid, trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, benzoic acid, citric acid, fumaric acid, the fatty acids. |
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