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fatty alcohol
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…chain carbon group, such as fatty alcohols or alkylbenzene. The molecule must also contain a hydrophilic (water-soluble) group, such as ―COONa, or a sulfo group, such as ―OSO3Na or ―SO3Na (such as in fatty alcohol sulfate or alkylbenzene sulfonate), or a long ethylene oxide chain in nonionic synthetic detergents. This…
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…basic chemical reaction for a fatty alcohol isR in both reactions represents a hydrocarbon radical.
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