Naming Carboxylic Acids and Nitriles Structure Name Acyl group 0 CH3CCO2H Pyruvic Pyruvoyl OH HOCH2CHCO2H Glyceric Glyceroyl OH HO2CCHCH2CO2H Malic Maloyl 0 HO2CCCH2CO2H Oxaloacetic Oxaloacetyl CO2H Benzoic Benzoyl CO2H Phthalic Phthaloyl CO2HNaming Carboxylic Acids and Nitriles