Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 15 - Section 15.4 - Chemical Properties of Triacylglycerols - Questions and Problems - Page 527: 15.28a

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Hydrogenation. Corn oil reacts with hydrogen in the presence of nickel. C=C double bonds of unsaturated fatty acids in corn oil are broken by hydrogen to for saturated fatty acids

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