D ddstobe Full Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Jul 29, 2009 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad -COOH is more soluble in water than -OH right? Because it has 2 oxygens? Could you rank all the -COOH derivative in terms of solubility? thanks.
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad -COOH is more soluble in water than -OH right? Because it has 2 oxygens? Could you rank all the -COOH derivative in terms of solubility? thanks.
E Emmie Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Jul 30, 2009 #2 ddstobe said: -COOH is more soluble in water than -OH right? Because it has 2 oxygens? Could you rank all the -COOH derivative in terms of solubility? thanks. Click to expand... You're probably right about -COOH is more water soluble than -OH group. Anyone has any input? Upvote 0 Downvote
ddstobe said: -COOH is more soluble in water than -OH right? Because it has 2 oxygens? Could you rank all the -COOH derivative in terms of solubility? thanks. Click to expand... You're probably right about -COOH is more water soluble than -OH group. Anyone has any input?
llungu Full Member 10+ Year Member Jul 30, 2009 #3 -COOH is more soluble because it has stronger hydrogen bonding than alcohol and because it is more polar than alcohol. Upvote 0 Downvote
-COOH is more soluble because it has stronger hydrogen bonding than alcohol and because it is more polar than alcohol.
