1. (a) Arrange the following lipid molecules in the order of their relative melting points. Н.С —о-с-R Н.С — о-С-R Н.С — о-С-R" НС —о-С-R HĊ -0-Ć-R' НС —о-с-R" H2C -0-Ċ-R H2C -0-C-R' H2C -0-C-R" VI VII VIII 18°0 181 cisÃ9 -o-c-R") = 18'1transA9 (b) Give your reasons for your answer. (c) On heating lipid VI with aqueous NaOH, all the ester linkages were hydrolyzed. Draw the structure of each product of the hydrolysis. (e) Giving a reason for your answer, predict what would happen to the solubility of these products in water if, after the hydrolysis, excess acid was added to the medium to acidify it.

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1. (a) Arrange the following lipid molecules in the order of their relative melting points.
Н.С — о-С-R
Н.С — о-С-R
H,C -0-ć-
|
НС —0—С-R
НС —о-с-R'
НС —о-с-R"
H2C -0-Ċ-R
H2C -0-C-R
H2C -0-ċ-R"
VI
VII
VIII
(-olx).
0-ċ-R
180
—о-с-R
18-1 cisÃ9
-ċ-R") = 18:1transA9
(b) Give your reasons for your answer.
(c) On heating lipid VI with aqueous NAOH, all the ester linkages were hydrolyzed. Draw
the structure of each product of the hydrolysis.
(e) Giving a reason for your answer, predict what would happen to the solubility of these
products in water if, after the hydrolysis, excess acid was added to the medium to acidify
it.
Transcribed Image Text:1. (a) Arrange the following lipid molecules in the order of their relative melting points. Н.С — о-С-R Н.С — о-С-R H,C -0-ć- | НС —0—С-R НС —о-с-R' НС —о-с-R" H2C -0-Ċ-R H2C -0-C-R H2C -0-ċ-R" VI VII VIII (-olx). 0-ċ-R 180 —о-с-R 18-1 cisÃ9 -ċ-R") = 18:1transA9 (b) Give your reasons for your answer. (c) On heating lipid VI with aqueous NAOH, all the ester linkages were hydrolyzed. Draw the structure of each product of the hydrolysis. (e) Giving a reason for your answer, predict what would happen to the solubility of these products in water if, after the hydrolysis, excess acid was added to the medium to acidify it.
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