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)