IUPAC Says It's Both

The Carboxylic acid song. Learn to pair the common names and IUPAC names of carboxylic acids with this catchy tune.

You say formic;
I say methanoic.
You say acetic;
I say methanoic.
Propionic, propanoic;
Butyric, butanoic;
IUPAC says it's both.

You say pivalic;
I say you got it,
But it's also 2,2-
Dimethylpropanoic.
The common name's shorter.
It's not always better.
IUPAC says it's both.

Oooh, could be kind of handy
If I forget one name.
Oooh, could get kind of tricky;
Gotta remember which are the same.

You say oxalic;
I say ethanedioic.
You say malonic;
I say propanedioic.
Succinic is also
Butanedioic.
IUPAC says it's both.

You say glutaric;
I say pentanedioic.
You say adipic;
I say hexanedioic.
Acrylic is 2-propenoic acid.
IUPAC says it's both.
Yes, IUPAC says it's both!

Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo

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[sajaliable]

This is greaaaaaaat :D

[englishgalmd]

@sajaliable :-)

[captainjohncarter]

This is possibly the most brilliant song about the carboxyllic acids ever. I'm also a fan of your singing voice, I think it's just great!

[englishgalmd]

@captainjohncarter Thank you very much! Happy New Year!

[Rambolotka]

there's a small mistake in 1:09. It shouldn't be HOC(=O)C=CH3 but HOC(=O)CH=CH2.

[englishgalmd]

@Rambolotka Thanks again for finding that mistake. I annotated it to fix it. Have a great day!

[englishgalmd]

@Rambolotka You are absolutely correct. I forgot to fix that when I went from one screen to another. Thank you for pointing that out. 50 bonus points to you! :-)

[englishgalmd]

@paopaomanalansan Thank you!

[paopaomanalansan]

nice informative video

[englishgalmd]

@bloodyeera010 :-)