Chem 336 - Spring 2002
Organic Chemistry III
Dr. Carl C. Wamser
Carey, pages 1045 - 1050:
Problems 26.15 - 30
1. Olestra, a new fat substitute, is considered a sucrose polyester, where the carboxylic acid groups are fatty acids. Write out a possible structure (or look it up). What aspects of its structure are like a typical fat?
It's considered low-calorie only because it doesn't get digested easily. If it were digested (completely hydrolyzed), what would the products be?