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How many molecules of stearic acid are needed to make one molecule of stearin?
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Three.
Tristearin (commonly called stearin when it’s the triglyceride of stearic acid) is a glyceride formed by esterifying one glycerol molecule with three stearic acid molecules:
C3H5(OH)3 + 3 C18H36O2 → C3H5(OOC–C17H35)3 + 3 H2O
(One glycerol + three stearic acids → one molecule of tristearin + three waters.)
Tristearin (commonly called stearin when it’s the triglyceride of stearic acid) is a glyceride formed by esterifying one glycerol molecule with three stearic acid molecules:
C3H5(OH)3 + 3 C18H36O2 → C3H5(OOC–C17H35)3 + 3 H2O
(One glycerol + three stearic acids → one molecule of tristearin + three waters.)
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