Cyclic examples of these compounds are called lactones.
These compounds are produced using DCC as a coupling reagent and DMAP as a catalyst in a reaction named for Wolfgang Steglich. Therapeutic examples of these compounds can be produced by enzymes called BVMOs, which produce these compounds from ketones. In basic conditions, the hydrolysis of these compounds results in soap in the (*) saponification reaction. Cyclic examples of these compounds are called lactones. These compounds, which can be produced from an alcohol and a carboxylic acid in an acid-catalyzed reaction named for Emil Fischer, are what give apples and bananas their distinctive aromas. Glycerides are a special case of, for 10 points, what organic compounds whose namesake bonds hold fats together?
These compounds are produced using DCC as a coupling reagent and DMAP as a catalyst in a reaction named for Wolfgang Steglich.
esters [prompt on "(tri)glyceride(s)"]