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Draw two different cephalins that contain one lauric acid
Chapter 26, Problem 26.31(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Draw two different cephalins that contain one lauric acid residue and one myristic acid residue. Are both of these compounds chiral?
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QUESTION:
Draw two different cephalins that contain one lauric acid residue and one myristic acid residue. Are both of these compounds chiral?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
Cephalin is similar in structure to triglycerides, except that one of the three fatty acid residues is replaced by a phosphoester group containing ethanolamine. Lauric acid is an alkanoic acid, and myristic acid is an alkanoic acid. With this information in mind, we can draw the two different cephalins.