[RedsAreRaw]

Hello everyone,
     I am just starting to work through a Morrison and Boyd 3rd edition Organic Chemistry book and thought discussion forums to be a good place to discuss and ask questions as I progress. One question I came across is: Account for the fact that nearly every organic compound containing oxygen dissolves in cold concentrated sulfuric acid to yield a solution from which the compound can be recovered by dilution with water.

Is the reason for this because the more water you add the more HSO₄^- you are getting rid of? Then ending with your product and water?

Thanks

[AWK]

This probably concerns compound insoluble in water that are protonized by a concentrated sulfuric acid.

[RedsAreRaw]

Yeah that makes sense.

Thanks AWK for the quick reply!