Lecture Organic chemistry: Chapter 25 - L. G. Wade, Jr.

After studying this chapter you will be able to understand: Classify simple and complex lipids. Identify waxes, triglycerides, phospholipids, steroids, prostaglandins, and terpenes; explain how unsaturations affect the properties of fats and oils. Compare the properties of saturated fats with those of polyunsaturated oils and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils; predict the reactions of lipids under basic hydrolysis and with standard organic reagents.