How do you know if a molecule will be soluble in water or not?
molecules dissolve in water becasue they have the ability to hydrogem bond (they have F,O,N,Cl in their structure). The more sites of hydrogen bonds the more soluble the molecule is.
golden rule of solubility
like dissolves like (take the whole molecule)
methanol is soluble in water
octanol is not
what reagents were used to make aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)?