carboxylic acids (often known as fatty acids) rco h, where the alkyl groups contain between and carbon atoms. manufacture the fats and oils are heated with an alkali, usually sodium hydroxide, and the esters are hydrolyzed to form a sodium salt of the carboxylic acid and the alcohol, propane- , -triol (glycerol...
(also called glycerine or glycerin; is a simple polyol (sugar alcohol) compound. it is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is widely used in pharmaceutical formulations. glycerol has three hydroxyl groups that are responsible for its solubility in water and its hygroscopic nature. the glycerol...
is a chemical compound also commonly called glycerin or glycerine. it is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is widely used in pharmaceutical formulations. glycerol is a sugar alcohol, and is sweet-tasting and of low toxicity. glycerol has three hydrophilic alcoholic hydroxyl groups that are...
is a chemical compound also commonly called glycerin or glycerine. it is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is widely used in pharmaceutical formulations. glycerol is a sugar alcohol, and is sweet-tasting and of low toxicity. glycerol has three hydrophilic alcoholic hydroxyl groups that are...