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Consider the following four types of compounds: [1] fatty acids; [2] soaps; [3] waxes; [4] triacylglycerols. For each type of compound: (a) give the general structure; (b) draw the structure of a specific example; (C) label the compound as water soluble or water insoluble; (d) label the compound as soluble or insoluble in the organic solvent hexane
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