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An aromatic carboxylic acid, benzoic acid can be found in both plant and animal tissues and is also produced by certain microbes. In addition to its antibacterial and antifungal properties, benzoic acid is also employed as a flavoring agent and preservative in a broad variety of culinary, cosmetic, hygiene, and pharmaceutical goods.

The keto group of pyruvic acid is attached to the aliphatic carbon at position, making it a carboxylic acid. Its low pKa and tiny size make it an effective chemical peel agent because of how quickly and deeply it may permeate the skin.

Many different chemical compounds, including acetic anhydride, ester, vinyl acetate monomer, vinegar, and many more polymeric materials, are made using acetic acid as a chemical reagent in various industrial processes.

Coumalic acid (2-oxo-1, 2H-pyran-5-carboxylic acid) was inferred to be a possible syncatalytic inhibitor for chick-embryo prolyl 4-hydroxylase based on the structure-activity connections of known competing inhibitors. The chemical induced a first-order reaction with inactivation that occurred over time.

Tosyl isocyanate and alkyl iodides and strontium metal were utilized to convert 6-bromohexanoic acid into N-acyl sulfonamides, which were then employed in the synthesis of alkyl ketones. Additionally, it was utilized in the production of 2-lithio-1, 3-dithian, diaryl thioethers, and anionic mitomycin C-dextran conjugate (MMC-D).