Oxoacids having the structure
RC(=O)OH.
The term is used as a suffix in
systematic name formation to denote the
–C(=O)OH
group including its carbon atom.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1326
