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Course: Bridge Course Class 12th Chemistry > Unit 2

Lesson 1: Properties of ethanol and ethanoic acid
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Bridge Course Class 12th Chemistry
Properties of organic compounds
Properties of ethanol and ethanoic acid
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Chemical properties of carbon compounds: Addition and Substitution

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Problem

Vegetable oil is a long unsaturated carbon chain. On adding hydrogen, this oil converts to vegetable ghee (also called vanaspati); which serves as a substitute for indian traditional ghee.
Hydrogenation of vegetable oil is shown below.
Identify the product(s) formed in this reaction.
Note: R represents alkyl groups such as −CH3, −C2H5, etc.
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