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Question 15.sp.14: Draw the products formed when the given triacylglycerol is h...

Draw the products formed when the given triacylglycerol is hydrolyzed with water in the presence of sulfuric acid.

Draw the products formed when the given triacylglycerol is hydrolyzed with water in the presence of sulfuric acid.

Analysis
To draw the products of ester hydrolysis, cleave the three C—O single bonds at the carbonyl carbons to form glycerol and three fatty acids (RCOOH).

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Hydrolysis forms glycerol and stearic, palmitic, and palmitoleic acids.

 

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