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mercy22
Apr 2, 2011, 11:15 AM
How do I draw the structures for the products of the hydrolysis od glyceryl trimyristate and acid catalyst

DrBob1
Apr 3, 2011, 02:28 PM
I assume you have some references to the cleavage of esters / fats / oils - hence the question. You get the same sort of products from either acid or base catalysed hydrolysis. With acid hydrolysis your answers are simpler because the catalyst is just that - not a reagent too as in saponification.
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