Saponification of glycerol tripalmitate by caustic soda?
Hello, this is the problem I need help with. I don't really understand how to do it or what the solution should be. I also need to provide the structural formulas. I already have those for glycerol tripalmitate and glycerol.
If anyone could help me with this task, that would be great. Thanks in advance!
That’s a normal saponification. Sodium palmitate or potassium palmitate or which base is also used. (This is true stearic acid, but palmitic acid has only two carbon atoms less).
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