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Are water and cyclic ethers and/or ethers miscible??
well said, miscibility is based on polarity.Water and cyclic ether do mix because a cyclic ether has a strong dipole and is polar. The rule for miscibility is like dissolves like. So, polar water is miscible with polar cyclic ethers.
Yeah, I figured but the answer is that they are miscible. I guess there are mistakes here and there in Destroyer.
yes, cyclic ethers like Tetrahydrofuran are micsible in the water. THF, is one of the most polar ethers. it has an envelope shape ,exposed Oxygen for H-bonding ,and high dipole moment .I just wanna get this straight. Noncyclic ethers whether they are polor or not will NOT dissolve in water because they dont have H-boding.
ANY CYCLIC ETHER will be miscible in water because it has an exposed Oxygen for H-bonding.
This is correct? Thanks