Chapter 4, Problem 4.76AP

Summary Introduction

To draw:

The structure and omega number of $\gamma$-linolenic acid $\left[18:3\right]$.

Introduction:

Unsaturated fatty acids are those compounds which contain one or more carbon-carbon double bond.

Omega number represents the specific position of the first double bond in a fatty acid chain when numbering is done from the methyl end of the fatty acid. It is denoted by the symbol $\omega$.