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Why is 1-hexanol insoluble in water?

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Despite the fact that 1-hexanol has a polar hydroxyl group (OH), it remains insoluble in water because of the rather large non-polar 6 carbon chain. So, overall, this compound is much more non-polar than it is polar.

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1-hexanol hasn't a polar molecule. But hexanol has some solubilty in water - 5,9 g/L at 20 oC.

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