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I've added some information about the stability of carboxylate ions, but I've only studied A-level Chemistry, so my interpretation of what makes carboxylate anions stable may be too naïve. If an expert stumbles upon this page, it would be good if he or she could give my explanation a once-over. I realise there's also an explanation on the carboxylic acid page, but I went into more detail about why it's more stable than an alkoxide ion on this page. Thanks. (edit: Also, sorry I marked my edits minor on the page; I have that enabled as default, and forgot) Tim Goodwyn 15:14, 2 September 2007 (UTC) reply

Er, shouldn't the link to 'salt' (in the first line) be to /Salt_%28chemistry%29 rather than the article on NaCl? — Preceding unsigned comment added by LiveYankee ( talk • contribs) 00:44, 18 December 2010 (UTC) reply

Definitely;  Fixed -- Bblackburn ( talk) 00:01, 18 July 2011 (UTC) reply

Term not defined or used in article. 86.179.191.90 ( talk) 01:17, 8 February 2015 (UTC) reply

Would it be possible to add the nomenclature? In particular "carboxylate" versus "carboxy", if there is any difference between these two terms. 2A02:8388:1604:F600:A023:1A46:73DC:AD2 ( talk) 18:25, 15 January 2022 (UTC) reply

The 2nd sentence in the article is

It is an 
ion with 
negative charge.

I want to specify a carboxylate by its more common one-word identifer

 anion

in addition to the descriptive phrase

an 
ion with 
negative charge

The resulting sentence would be

It is an 
 anion, an 
ion with 
negative charge.

Barring objections and my laziness, I will make the change.

72.78.138.69 ( talk)

72.78.138.69 ( talk) 18:25, 8 July 2024 (UTC) reply