Suppose a soap manufacturer starts with a triglyceride that has the fatty acid chains arachidonic acid,...

Suppose a soap manufacturer starts with a triglyceride that has the fatty acid chains arachidonic acid, palmitoleic acid and linoleic acid attached to the three backbone carbons. The manufacturer saponifies the triglyceride with NaOH. What are the fatty acid soaps that are produced in the process?

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Answer:- The triglyceride is hydrolysed on treatment with NaOH to form sodium acrachidonate, sodium palmitolenoate , sodium linolenate and a molecule of glycerol (tri-hydroxy alcohol) ..The three sodium salts of fatty acids produced in this reaction act as soaps. That's why this reaction is also called saponification reaction.

Hence, the fatty acid soaps which are produced are:

1) Sodium Arachidonate

2) Sodium palmitolenoate

3) Sodium Linolenate

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queen_honey_blossom answered 1 year ago

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