Chapter 15, Problem 15.25UKC

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Structure of wax formed from palmitic acid and ${\text{CH}}_3{\left({\text{CH}}_2\right)}_{21}\text{OH}$ has to be drawn.

Concept Introduction:

Lipids are biomolecules that consist of long chains of hydrocarbon that means it contains carbon-carbon or carbon-hydrogen bonds. Mostly lipids comprise of polar functional group but they are identified by their physical properties, not by functional group attached to them. They are important components of living cells.

Waxes are the type of nonpolar lipids that contain esters and are formed by the reaction of carboxylic acid with long chain alcohol by the removal of water. Generally, waxes are extracted from plants and animals. The reaction that explains the formation of wax is as follows:

Here, $\text{R}$ and ${\text{R}}^{\prime }$ are different alkyl groups.