Organic Chemistry III

Professor Carl C. Wamser

Homework, Chapter 26

Carey, pages 1103 - 1108 :

Problems 26.16 - 28

1. Olestra, a recent 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?