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    When Spermaceti Is Heated in Aqueous Potassium Hydroxide, CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>14</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>OH and CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>14</sub>CO<sub>2</sub>-K<sup>+</sup>
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When Spermaceti Is Heated in Aqueous Potassium Hydroxide, CH3(CH2)14CH2OH and CH3(CH2)14CO2-K+

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When spermaceti is heated in aqueous potassium hydroxide, CH3(CH2)14CH2OH and CH3(CH2)14CO2-K+ are formed. Provide the structure of spermaceti.

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