Question

6. Soaps can be formed from the basic hydrolysis of triglycerides. Predict the products of the reaction and draw a detailed step-wise mechanism for the hydrolysis of a triglyceride. You may abbreviate portions of the molecule that aren't directly involved in the mechanism. H2C-o-C-CH2(CH2)17CH3 NaOH HC-O-C-CH(CH2) 17CH3 о H2O HC-0-C-CH(CH2) 17CH3

Answer 1

Mechanism of reaction involves first attack of the OH- to the carbonyl group to form alcohol and carbxylic acid which forms soap or sodium salt of fatty acid and glycerol as shown below;

taiglycerides. Soaps can be formed by basic hydrolysis of Mochanism can be shown as, 200 -CHO-OC- CHO(CH2) 17-CH3 La Coon Naon u-o-c-CH-CH2), CH3 12o CH2-0-C- CH₂ C CH2) 170H3 CH₂-00 / 8 I9K -C- CH₂CH2) 17043 си, -ое (chinchy CH2-oa Coon CH3 (CH2), 7 CH 2 -C- Og CH2-OH cu-OH + a ona CH3-(CH2) 17-CH2-C-o Na Na salt of fatty acid (H2-01 soap Glycerol