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What is the minimum number of carbon atom chains required to make a cleaning agent like soa

What is the minimum number of carbon atom chains required to make a cleaning agent like soa

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Saurabh Koranglekar
askIITians Faculty 10335 Points
4 years ago
IUPACclaims the smallest fatty acid can be considered to have 4 carbons. Therefore the simplest soap molecule would be a (generally sodium) salt of butyric (butanoic) acid, i.e.sodium butyrate.
Arun
25750 Points
4 years ago
Branching is not possible with carbon 1,2 and 3.
(Refer to Image 1)
Minimum 4 carbons are required to show chain isomerism.

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