Question: Give structures for the following, based on the data in Table 10.1. In Table 10.1 a. cis-9-Dodecenoic acid b. 18:1c 11 c. A saturated fatty

Give structures for the following, based on the data in Table 10.1.
In Table 10.1
Give structures for the following, based on the data in

a. cis-9-Dodecenoic acid
b. 18:1c ˆ†11
c. A saturated fatty acid that should melt below 30 °C

TABLE 10.1 Some biologically important fatty acids Common Name Saturated Fatty Acids Capric Systematic Name Abbreviation Structure Melting Point (C) Myristic Palmitic Stearic Arachidic Behenic Lignoceric Cerotic Unsaturated Fatty Acids Palmitoleic Oleic Linoleic Decanoic Dodecanoic Tetradecanoic Hexadecanoic Octadecanoic Eicosanoic Docosanoic Tetracosanoic Hexacosanoic 10:0 12:0 14:0 16:0 18:0 20:0 22:0 24:0 26:0 CH3(CH2)10COOH CH3(CH2)12COOH CH3(CH214COOH CH CH2)18COOH CH3(CH2)18COOH CH3(CH2)20COOH CH3(CH2)22COOH CH3(CH2)24COOH 31.6 44.2 53.9 63.1 69.6 76.5 81.5 86.0 88.5 cis-9-Hexadecenoic cis-9-Octadecenoic cis,cis-9,12-Octadecenoic all-cis-9.12,15-Octadecenoic CH3(CH2)5 CH CH(CH2)7COOH CH3(CH27CH CH(CH2COOH CH3(CH2)4CH- 16:1cA9 16 18:2cA9,12 Linolenic 18:3c49,12,15 CH3CH2CH CHCH2CH CHCH2CH-CH(CH2)COOH Arachidonic all-cis-5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic 20:4cA5,8,11,14 CHs(CH24CH CHCH2CHCH(CH2COOH

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