Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
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ISBN: 9780073511214
Author: Francis A Carey Dr., Robert M. Giuliano
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20.9, Problem 9P
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The structure of trimyristin is to be drawn.

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Triglyceride is defined as an ester that contains three units of fatty acids connected to glycerol.

The reaction in which the conversion of fats or oils into glycerol and a salt of fatty acid takes place in the presence of aqueous base such as NaOH(aq), such a reaction is known as saponification reaction.

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