1. If we used 8.7 g sunflower oil and recover 7.8 g FAMEs, what is the weight % yield for this reaction? Report your answer to the nearest whole number
TABLE 1 Fatty acid composition of some oils (w/w%). The symbol "Cxx. y" denotes the
number of carbon atoms in the carboxylic acid, xx, and the number of cis double bonds in the
hydrocarbon chain, y.
Oil
Myristic
Acid
C14:0
8
Palmitic
Acid
C16:0
Oleic
Acid
C18:1
22
Stearic
Acid
C18:0
0
3
3
Linoleic
Acid
C18:2
5
54
Linolenic
Acid
C18:3
0
17
Cod liver
Cottonseed
Olive
1
19
1
22
13
0
71
10
1
Safflower
0
7
2
13
78
0
Sesame
0
9
4
41
45
0
Sunflower 0
7
5
19
68
1
Note: The solid fats contain significant amounts of C10-C14 fatty acids and tend to have
unsaturated saturated fatty acid ratios of < 1 (w/w).