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Draw a mechanism for the base-catalyzed
Chapter 26, Problem 26.45(choose chapter or problem)
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.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
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.