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Draw a carboxylic acid that results from the hydrolysis of glyceryl tributyrate. Include only one carboxylic acid product in your answer

Draw a carboxylic acid that results from the hydrolysis of glyceryl tributyrate. Include-example-1
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Glyceryl tributyrate will react with 3 mol of water and form a glycerol and 3 mol of carboxylic acid.

Draw a carboxylic acid that results from the hydrolysis of glyceryl tributyrate. Include-example-1
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