Draw the NaOH-mediated saponification reaction of a triacylglycerol in which you

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Draw the NaOH-mediated saponification reaction of a triacylglycerol in which you represent the hydrocarbon tails of the three acyl chains as R1, R2 and R3, i.e. as

C-O-CO-R1
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C-O-CO-R2
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C-O-CO-R3.

Be sure to include OH- as a reactant, but do not include Na+.

Draw the reaction for the complete saponification of the triacylglycerol.

You must include the ester linkage atoms and carboxylic acid atoms explicitly in your drawing; they are not considered to be parts of R1, R2 or R3.

The R group tool is located in the charges and lone pairs dropdown menu.

Draw one structure per sketcher. Add additional sketchers using the dropdown menu in the bottom right corner.

Separate multiple reactants using the + sign from the dropdown menu.

Separate multiple products using the + sign from the dropdown menu.

Separate reactants from products using the symbol from the dropdown menu.

Explanation / Answer

Hello

CH2-O-CO-R1                                               
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CH-O-CO-R2     + 3OH      --------------->
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CH2-O-CO-R3

CH2-OH              -O-CO-R1                                               
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CH-OH          +    -O-CO-R2   
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CH2-OH                  -O-CO-R3.

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