Saponification

I think you’re confusing the iodine number with the saponification number, Draco. The iodine number is a measure of the degree of unsaturation. Molecular iodine decolorizes as it adds across a double bond, making a di-iodo compound at every reactive ...

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hi there.. i have a problem about lipid.. 1) what is the relationship between saponification number and number of carbon atoms in fatty acids chain? 2) and how the saponification number gives effect on soap production? i hope anyone whom knows about this may help ...

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Bases appear to be slippery and soapy because they hydrolyse the fatty acid esther of the skin (saponification reaction). Wikipedia's answer

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