Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781119338352
Author: Klein
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 26, Problem 40PP
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Suitable statements that can be applied to triolein have to be determined from the given statements.

Concept introduction:

Triolein is an oil and it is a symmetrical triglyceride derived from glycerol and three units of the unsaturated fatty acid oleic acid.

Most triglycerides are unsymmetrical, being derived from mixtures of fatty acids.

Lipids are a group of biological molecules that include fats, oils and some steroids also. They are built from fatty acids bonded to a wide range of other compounds.

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