Salts of carboxylic Acids Strong bases can completely deprotonate carboxylic acids,thus salts of carboxylic acids are formed. E.g. R一C-O一H+Mt-OH RCO-M++H,O carboxylic acid strong base acid salt water 0:2013 Psece Egrcotor.lm Acids can be regenerated by protonation(acidification)of the salt. E.g. 0 R-C-OM++H+∈> R-CO-H+Mt acid salt regenerated acid Example 0 CH,-C-ONa++fC←→CH,-C-O-H+Na+CI sodium acetate acetic acid Ch20 Carboxylic Acids (landscape) Page 11Ch20 Carboxylic Acids (landscape) Page 11 Salts of carboxylic Acids Strong bases can completely deprotonate carboxylic acids, thus salts of carboxylic acids are formed. E.g. Acids can be regenerated by protonation (acidification) of the salt. E.g