Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 24 - The Chemistry of Life - 24 Assessment - Page 871: 109

Answer

The compound is an ester, which when hydrolyzed would produce the carboxylates and the alcohols. In the given compound, all the ester linkages will be broken upon hydrolysis, to form the building blocks of the triglyceride.

Work Step by Step

The compound is an ester, which when hydrolyzed would produce the carboxylates and the alcohols. In the given compound, all the ester linkages will be broken upon hydrolysis, to form the building blocks of the triglyceride.
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