Following is a list of the main functional groups so far this year: esters, carb
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Question
Following is a list of the main functional groups so far this year: esters, carboxylic acids, ethers, ketones, aldehydes, alcohols, phenols, a thiols, acetals, hydrocarbons List the members of the following groups as indicated. Those that have water solubility if not too big. Those whose solubility in aq NaOH is greater that their solubility in water. Those that have very low boiling points. List the rest in order of increasing boiling point. (Do not spend your time looking up specific compounds on the internet. Use the general information in your textbook and the lecture slides.)Explanation / Answer
A) The water solubility of the main functional groups in decreasing order is as follows
carboxylic acid > alcohol > phenol > thiols > aldehyde > ketone > acetals >ethers > ester > hydrocarbons
B) Those whose solubility in aq. NaOH are greater that their solubility in water are
carboxylic acid, alcohol, phenol
C) Those that have very low boiling points are
ethers, alcohols, ketones.
the rest in the order of increasing boling point
hydrocarbons < aldehyde < thiols < acetals < phenols < esters < carboxylic acids