The three alcohols all exhibit similar structural features yet their solubility

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The three alcohols all exhibit similar structural features yet their solubility results were different. Explain this observation. Also, Further develop that solubility rule to be able to predict the results Water and Octanol - Immiscible Water and Butanol - Immiscible Water and Methanol - Miscible Hexane and Octanol - Miscible Hexane and Butanol - Miscible Hexane and Methanol - Immiscible Organic chemists use the shown solvent (tetrahydrofuran, THF) as a fairly polar solvent in reactions. Compare and contrast the structure of THF with diethyl ether. Would you expect them to have similar miscibility in water? Explain Even the most innocuous substances can become hazardous under the right circumstances. Multi-vitamins are commonly used to supply us with extra nutrients that we might not get in our diets. When these pills are designed, the manufacturer has to be careful with the amounts of each vitamin and how the human body processes and stores them. Based on your solubility results and how humans excrete waste, which of the compounds is most likely to be the easiest to purge excess? Which is most likely to be difficult to purge? Explain your reasoning. thank you.

Explanation / Answer

alcohols are soluble in wter due to H-bonding

but as the carbon chain increases nonpolar nature increases and leads to in soluble in water

that is why metanol can soluble in water where as octanol cant

generally hydrocarbons cant soluble in water

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