Asked by Cerise
Why does water solubility of monofunctional, polar organic compounds rapidly diminish above four or five carbons?
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Answered by
DrBob222
Because the R part of the molecule (for example, ROH for alcohols) becomes large enough that the compound resembles a hydrocarbon more than it does the soluble functional group.
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