Solubility of Organic Compounds: Answers To Questions
Solubility of Organic Compounds: Answers To Questions
Solubility of Organic Compounds: Answers To Questions
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
1. Account for the solutes dissolved in the given solvent by identifying the intermolecular forces of attraction
involved.
Hexane was not included in the table below since it is an inert compound.
[1] Silberberg, M. In Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change; McGraw-Hill Companies, 2009; pp
451–456.
2. Write the balanced equations involved for solutes that dissolved with the given solvent. Draw the organic
compounds using bond-line structures.
phenol and NaOH: C6H5OH+ NaOH→ C6H5ONa + H2O
[2] Lehman, J. W. Operational Organic Chemistry: A Problem-solving Approach to the Laboratory Course, 4th ed.;
Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009.
[3] Carter, J. The Effect of PH on Ethanol Preserved Muscle Tissue. Collection F 2009, 23 (1-2), 36–45.
[4] Diethyl ether ethanol. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Diethyl-ether-ethanol (accessed Aug
21, 2019).
3. Determine the best solvent to differentiate the following pairs of compounds based on their predicted solubility.
CH3NH2 and CH3(CH2)5NH2 = H2O
phenol and CH3(CH2)5COOH = NaHCO3
p-xylene and benzaldehyde = H2SO4
chloroform and tert-butanol = H2SO4
glucose and n-butanol = diethyl ether
[5] Fieser, L. F.; Williamson, K. L. Organic Experiments, 7th ed.; D.C. Heath, 1992; pp 574.