hydroxamic acid
chemical compound
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Hydroxamic acids are a class of weak acids that are acylated derivatives of hydroxylamine. They share the RCO structure with other carboxylic acid derivatives, making them susceptible to nucleophilic attack on their carbonyl group. While not as strong as mineral acids, they are more acidic than alcohols due to the stability of their resulting carboxylate ions, which is enhanced by resonance. Hydroxamic acids are formally derived from carboxylic acids and hydroxylamine.123
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