d Nomenclature of Carboxylic Acids Carboxylic acids that are derived from openchain alkanes are systematically named by replacing the terminal -e of the corresponding alkane name with -oic acid Compounds that have a --CooH group g bonded to a ring are named using the g suffix-carboxylic acid. The carboxylic acid carbon is attached to c1 and is not itself o numbered in this systemOrganic Chemistry Organic Chemistry Xiamen Xiamen University University Nomenclature of Carboxylic Acids Carboxylic acids that are derived from openchain alkanes are systematically named by replacing the terminal –e of the corresponding alkane name with –oic acid. Compounds that have a —COOH group bonded to a ring are named using the suffix –carboxylic acid. The carboxylic acid carbon is attached to C1 and is not itself numbered in this system