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Water and diethyl ether are immiscible liquids. Charged compounds dissolve in water, and u...

Water and diethyl ether are immiscible liquids. Charged compounds dissolve in water, and uncharged compounds dissolve in ether (Section 3.7). C6H11COOH has a pKa of 4.8 and of 10.7.

a. What pH would you make the water layer in order to cause both compounds to dissolve in it?


b. What pH would you make the water layer in order to cause the acid to dissolve in the water layer and the amine to dissolve in the ether layer?


c. What pH would you make the water layer in order to cause the acid to dissolve in the ether layer and the amine to dissolve in the water layer?

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