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Carbohydrates are polar molecules with a lot of -OH functional groups attached to it. This makes them capable of hydrogen bonding, which is one trait of polar protic compounds (molecules that are polar AND can participate in hydrogen bonding). The oxygen of an -OH from one sugar can attract the hydrogen of another sugar, and thus two hydrogen bonding interactions occur for every pair of -OH molecules. These are most soluble in water or other polar protic solvents.
Ethers are aprotic solvents (lacking hydrogens), yet it still has some ability to dissolve partially polar molecules. It has an oxygen to attract other hydrogen molecules with, but it does not share a hydrogen at the same time. Therefore, carbohydrates will most likely undergo two bonding interactions with each other via rather than bond to the oxygen molecule of an ether. As a result, you will see a clumping of sugar in ether.
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What is the solubility of lipids in ether?
From my Chem book- "Ethers with small alkyl groups are also soluble in water because the oxygen atoms forms the hydrogen bonds with water. However ethers do not form as many hydrogen bonds with water as do the alcohols. Thus, ehters are more soluble than are alkanes but not as aoluble as alcohol."
Is sodium nitrate soluble?
The solubility of nitrogen in water (at 1.013 bar and 0 °C (32 °F)) is 0.0234 vol/vol.
What class of compounds is represented by the general formula ROR?
ROR represents the class of compounds known as ethers. Ethers are organic compounds containing an oxygen atom bonded to two alkyl or aryl groups. They are commonly used as solvents and as intermediates in organic synthesis.
How are lipids different from other organic molecules?
Lipids are characterized by their hydrophobic nature, which sets them apart from other organic molecules. They include fats, oils, waxes, and some steroids. Unlike carbohydrates and proteins, lipids are not soluble in water due to their nonpolar nature.
Which is less soluble in water 1-pentanol or 1-heptanol?
"Alcohols, ethers and epoxides having less than or 5 carbon atoms are water soluble because they each have an oxygen atom capable of hydrogen bonding." "Alcohols, ethers and epoxides having more than 5 carbon atoms are insoluble because the non-polar alkyl portion is too large to dissolve in water" Source: Organic chemistry (second edition) by Janice Gorzynski Smith
Is phosphoric acid soluble in ethers?
Sulphur is insoluble in water but soluble in carbon disulphide.
Is carbohydrates a solvent or solute?
The soluble carbohydrates are solutes.
What carbohydrates are soluble in water and has a sweet taste?
Starch
How carbohydrates are stored in plant?
they are turned into starch which is not soluble in water.
Water-soluble or fat-soluble nutrient that helps the body use energy stored in carbohydrates fats and proteins?
lipids
Which of the following carbohydrates would you expect to be the most soluble in water?
Starch
Why lah reactions can be done in ethers only why not in other solvents?
Lah reactions, which involve the addition of an alkyl lithium compound to a carbonyl compound to form a new carbon-carbon bond, are typically conducted in ethers like diethyl ether because ethers can solvate the reactive lithium cation and allow for the reaction to proceed smoothly. Ethers are less acidic and less likely to react with the alkyl lithium reagent compared to other solvents such as alcohols, which can deactivate the alkyl lithium reagent by protonation.
When was Breaking the Ethers created?
Breaking the Ethers was created on 1997-03-01.
Is a thioether considered an ether?
Though they are very similar to ethers, they are not ethers. They're sulfides.
Does ethers contain oxygen?
By definition, ethers must contain at least one oxygen atom.
Is water a carbohydrate or a protein?
Yes, they are soluble. All sugars are very soluble in water because of their many hydroxyl groups.
Are ethers aromatic?
Wow! are they!?!?!?!?
