2007-03-06 13:15:23 · 3 answers · asked by disoneguy300 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Triglyceride.
All those carbonyl groups on the double bonded oxygens are very electron withdrawing, and will easily cause hydrogen bonds.
Glycerol only has a series of hydroxyl OH groups, which aren't nearly as polar.
2007-03-06 13:27:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Triglyceride Glycerol
2016-12-12 06:30:03 · answer #2 · answered by josepa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glycerol. It has 1 -OH bonded to each of the C atoms. These can form hydrogen bonds with water and thus increase the solubility even more than dipole-dipole interactions.
Triglycerides cannot form H-bonds and also usually have long hydrophobic carbon chains for the acids that are esterified to glycerol, decreasing the solubility in water and other polar solvents.
2007-03-06 20:34:18 · answer #3 · answered by bellerophon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋