The term 'unsubstituted' refers to a compound or functional group that does not have any additional atoms or groups attached to a specific position or site. In the context of 21.1 Naming Carboxylic Acid Derivatives, it describes a carboxylic acid derivative that has not been modified by the addition of other substituents to the carbonyl carbon or the adjacent atoms.
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