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Chapter 26, Problem 26.45

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QUESTION:

Draw a mechanism for the base-catalyzed transesterification of trimyristin using ethanol in the presence of sodium hydroxide.

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QUESTION:

Draw a mechanism for the base-catalyzed transesterification of trimyristin using ethanol in the presence of sodium hydroxide.

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This exercise asks us to draw a mechanism for the base-catalyzed transesterification of trimyristin using ethanol in the presence of sodium hydroxide.

Recall that trimyristin is a triglyceride containing three fatty acid esters on a glycerol core.

     

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