Solubility of Organic Compounds in Water
Three groups of compounds, I, II & III, are designated below.
Structural formulas for these compounds will be displayed by clicking the
appropriate button. In each group the compounds have roughly the same
molecular weight. Some of the compounds in each group are completely
miscible with (soluble in) water. Other compounds in each group are
immiscible with (insoluble in) water. Using your knowledge of polar
functional groups and hydrogen bonding of functional groups, try to assign
a majority of the compounds to the appropriate category. Some compounds in
each group are only partially soluble in water (4 to 15%). You will be
given the number of these compounds, and asked to identify them.
The questions posed below require you to enter appropriate letters in the
answer box for each question. Do not enter superfluous
characters, since they will be counted as incorrect answers.