Ethyl 4-aminobenzoate is partially soluble in water. Generally, org.pdf

Ethyl 4-aminobenzoate is partially soluble in water. Generally, organic compounds are
insoluble in water, due to their hydrophobic nature. In ethyl 4-aminobenzoate, there is the large,
nonpolar benzene ring and the nonpolar ethyl ester functionality, which tend to make this
compound insoluble in water. However, there is also an -NH2 group, which readily forms
hydrogen bonds with water, favoring solubility. Very polar groups such as amino groups (-NH2)
and carboxylic acid groups (-CO2H) tend to make compounds water soluble. As a rule of thumb,
each polar group can balance out the insoluble nature of about 5 carbons. Ethyl 4-
aminobenzoate has more than 5 carbons, so the one amino group is not enough to render the
molecule soluble. However, it will dissolve a little bit in water, thus it is partially soluble.
Solution
Ethyl 4-aminobenzoate is partially soluble in water. Generally, organic compounds are
insoluble in water, due to their hydrophobic nature. In ethyl 4-aminobenzoate, there is the large,
nonpolar benzene ring and the nonpolar ethyl ester functionality, which tend to make this
compound insoluble in water. However, there is also an -NH2 group, which readily forms
hydrogen bonds with water, favoring solubility. Very polar groups such as amino groups (-NH2)
and carboxylic acid groups (-CO2H) tend to make compounds water soluble. As a rule of thumb,
each polar group can balance out the insoluble nature of about 5 carbons. Ethyl 4-
aminobenzoate has more than 5 carbons, so the one amino group is not enough to render the
molecule soluble. However, it will dissolve a little bit in water, thus it is partially soluble..

1. Ethyl 4-aminobenzoate is partially soluble in water. Generally, organic compounds are
insoluble in water, due to their hydrophobic nature. In ethyl 4-aminobenzoate, there is the large,
nonpolar benzene ring and the nonpolar ethyl ester functionality, which tend to make this
compound insoluble in water. However, there is also an -NH2 group, which readily forms
hydrogen bonds with water, favoring solubility. Very polar groups such as amino groups (-NH2)
and carboxylic acid groups (-CO2H) tend to make compounds water soluble. As a rule of thumb,
each polar group can balance out the insoluble nature of about 5 carbons. Ethyl 4-
aminobenzoate has more than 5 carbons, so the one amino group is not enough to render the
molecule soluble. However, it will dissolve a little bit in water, thus it is partially soluble.


Solution
Ethyl 4-aminobenzoate is partially soluble in water. Generally, organic compounds are
insoluble in water, due to their hydrophobic nature. In ethyl 4-aminobenzoate, there is the large,
nonpolar benzene ring and the nonpolar ethyl ester functionality, which tend to make this
compound insoluble in water. However, there is also an -NH2 group, which readily forms
hydrogen bonds with water, favoring solubility. Very polar groups such as amino groups (-NH2)
and carboxylic acid groups (-CO2H) tend to make compounds water soluble. As a rule of thumb,
each polar group can balance out the insoluble nature of about 5 carbons. Ethyl 4-
aminobenzoate has more than 5 carbons, so the one amino group is not enough to render the
molecule soluble. However, it will dissolve a little bit in water, thus it is partially soluble.