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Title: Polarity question
Post by: LearningStudent6 on May 30, 2018, 05:17:38 AM

For the life of me, I can't figure out why ethyl acetate is less polar than ethanol. Ethyl acetate contains a double bond and 2 oxygen atoms. Why isn't it more polar than ethanol?

Title: Re: Polarity question
Post by: OrganicDan96 on May 30, 2018, 06:17:41 AM

think about ehat else is present in the ethanol molecule that isn't present in ethyl acetate

Title: Re: Polarity question
Post by: Arkcon on May 30, 2018, 06:21:18 AM

Quote from: LearningStudent6 on May 30, 2018, 05:17:38 AM

Ethyl acetate contains a double bond and 2 oxygen atoms.

Why are those significant?  What other molecules are polar due to being an ester?

Title: Re: Polarity question
Post by: Babcock_Hall on May 30, 2018, 10:24:54 AM

Work through the common intermolecular forces.