- carboxyl group
- carboxylation
- carboxylic acid, RCO2H
- Henderson–Hasselbalch equation
- nitrile
- Preparation of carboxylic acids (Section 20.5)
- Carboxylation of Grignard reagents
- Hydrolysis of nitriles
- Preparation of nitriles (Section 20.7)
- SN2 reaction of alkyl halides
- Dehydration of amides
- Reactions of nitriles (Section 20.7)
- Hydrolysis to yield carboxylic acids
- Reduction to yield primary amines
- Reaction with Grignard reagents to yield ketones