Answer to Question #275287 in Organic Chemistry for Ferr

Question

Can elaidic acid do free radical mechanism?

Answer 1

Elaidic acid is also produced by partial hydrogenation of polyunsaturated fats for the manufacture of margarines and shortenings. These hydrogenated products contain other cis and trans isomers of monounsaturated fatty acids in which the double bond has migrated between the carbon-8 and carbon-12 positions.