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Sequential steps involved in the manufacture of sodium salts of sulfated fatty alcohols are _______________(a) hydrogenation- reduction-sulfation(b) reduction-hydrogenation-sulfation(c) hydrogenation-sulfation-reduction(d) reduction-sulfation-hydrogenationThis question was posed to me in exam.The origin of the question is Natural Products in section Natural Products of Chemical Technology

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The correct choice is (a) hydrogenation- REDUCTION-sulfation

The explanation is: In manufacture of SODIUM salts of sulfated FATTY alcohols, first catalytic hydrogenation of coconut oil takes place FOLLOWED by sodium reduction of coconut oil. Then oleum is added for sulfation of fatty ALCOHOL.



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