16.4 Write the chemical equation for preparing sodium soap from glyceryl oleate and glyceryl palmitate. Structural formulae of these compounds are given below.
(i) – Glyceryl palmitate
(ii) – Glyceryl oleate
Soaps used for cleaning purpose are sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acids, e.g., stearic, oleic and palmitic acids.
when glyceryl palmitate reacts with sodium hydroxide it gives glycerol and soap molecules.
(i)
(ii)