A mixture of carboxylic acid and phenol is partitioned between an organic solvent and water. Which compound(s) will dissolve in the aqueous layer?
answer : carboxylic acid
explanation:
carboxylic acid can readily form hydrogen bond with water . lesser number of carbons carboxylic acids greatly dissolve in water and when carbon number increases solubility of carboxylic acids will decreases due to steric hindrance of bulkier alkyl group . so in all times carboxylic acid readily soluble in water
phenols only small extent will dissolve in water even -OH in phenol can form hydrogen bond with water due to bulkier phenyl ring will hinder to hydrogen bond so we can neglect solubility of phenol in water compared to alcohol .
aqueous layer ---------> carboxylic acid
organic layer -----------> phenol
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