Identify the compounds that are soluble in both water and hexane.
A) methanol and ethanol
B) ethanol and 1-butanol
C) ethanol and 1-propanol
D) 1-butanol and 1-pentanol
E) 1-propanol and 1-butanol
Methanol and ethanol are both oxidized by alcohol dehydrogenase
(ADH). Methanol is poisonous because it is oxidized by ADH to form
the highly toxic compound formaldehyde. The adult body has 40 L of
water, throughout which these alcohols are rapidly and uniformly
distributed. The densities of both alcohols are 0.79 g/mL. The Km
of ADH for ethanol is 1.0x10-3 M, and for methanol the Km is
1.0x10-2 M. The molecular mass of methanol is 32 g/mol and that of
ethanol...
Methanol and ethanol are both oxidized by alcohol dehydrogenase
(ADH). Methanol is poisonous because it is oxidized by ADH to form
the highly toxic compound formaldehyde. The adult body has 40 L of
water, throughout which these alcohols are rapidly and uniformly
distributed. The densities of both alcohols are 0.79 g/mL. The Km
of ADH for ethanol is 1.0x10-‐3 M, and for methanol the Km is
1.0x10-‐2 M. The molecular mass of methanol is 32 g/mol and that
of ethanol...
You are given a substance that is equally soluble in water and
hexane (two immiscible solvents). a.) If you start with 10 g of the
substance dissolved in 100mL of water and are given 100mL of hexane
to extract with how much will you extract into hexane if you do a
single extraction with all 100mL of the hexane? b.) If you start
with 10g of the substance dissolved in 100mL water and are given
100mL of hexane to extract...
3.
Ethanol (MW = 46) is soluble in water and is a liquid at room
temperature, but propane (MW = 44) is insoluble in water and is a
gas at room temperature. Explain why these two compounds have such
different properties despite their similar size.