Problems and exercisesPreparation
1. Saponification
Which products are obtained when tristearin (the triester of glycerin with stearic acid, C17H35COOH) is heated with aqueous NaOH? And after acidification?
2. Two routes, one more carbon
Phenylacetic acid can be obtained from benzyl bromide (C6H5CH2Br) by two laboratory methods. Which ones?