Chapter 19, Problem 81P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The structure of soap and phosphoacylglycerol with their polar head and non-polar tails needs to be determined.

Concept Introduction:

Lipids are biomolecules that are involved in different biochemical reactions. They are special types of organic molecules which can only be identified with the help of their physical properties, not by the presence of any certain functional group.

Fatty acids are long chain carboxylic acid which may or may not have unsaturation in the molecule. They react with glycerol to form triglyceride. The reaction is called as esterification as carboxylic acid group react with alcoholic group to form ester group.