Write the chemical equation for preparing sodium soap from glyceryl oleate and glyceryl palmitate.

Question:

Write the chemical equation for preparing sodium soap from glyceryl oleate and glyceryl palmitate. Structural formulae of these compounds are given below.

(i) $\left(\mathrm{C}_{15} \mathrm{H}_{31} \mathrm{COO}\right)_{3} \mathrm{C}_{3} \mathrm{H}_{5}-$ Glyceryl palmitate

(ii) $\left(\mathrm{C}_{17} \mathrm{H}_{33} \mathrm{COO}\right)_{3} \mathrm{C}_{3} \mathrm{H}_{5}-$ Glyceryl oleate

 

Solution:

(i)

(ii)

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