Date of Award

1950

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Department

Chemistry

Abstract

One of the Easiest ways of preparing new esters is by heating an ester with another alcohol which frequently permits transfer of the acid radical from the original ester to the added alcohol, thous forming a new ester and liberating the other alcohol. Preparation of triglycerides of unsaturated fatty acids of 18 carbon atoms is hampered by the fact that prolonged heating in the usual ester formation methods causes both polymerization and condensation among acid radicals unless oxygen is carefully excluded from the reaction atmosphere. Consequently a method of acid interchange might afford the triglycerides at a faster rate and in a more ideal condition.

Comments

A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of the College of Liberal Arts, Marquette University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science

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