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Why carboxylic acid does not give reaction of carbonyl group?

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Because of resonance in carboxtlic acid electrophilicity decreases.
$∴$ carboxylic acid do not give reaction of carboxyl group.

Also carboxylic acid contains acidic proton that is prone to react first with most of reagent (like $N a O H$ ,etc)

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