KnowraCarboxyl groupLinked fromLinked fromThe 19 pages that link to Carboxyl group, each with the reason it gives.All 19Broader topic 14Related 3Compared with 2Hydroxyl groupCompared with: It contains an O–H bond, but the neighboring carbonyl makes it a distinct functional group.Acyl groupCompared with: Unlike an acyl group, a carboxyl group retains the hydroxyl attached to its carbonyl carbon.