GuRLCrUMbS Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 so why are some compounds slightly soluble in water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Lennox Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) Many organics soluble in water are capable of hydrogen bonding at some level (alcohols, carboxylic acids, amines, etc). Lower order aldehydes and ketones are hydrogen bond acceptors. When the carbon to oxygen count exceeds 5:1, oxygen containing organics lose their water solubility quickly. Remaining organic compounds without polar functional groups or with excessive carbon/heteroatom ratios cannot dissolve well in a highly polar medium such as water. Edited August 6, 2012 by Dr. Lennox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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