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11 July, 08:36

Why is caffeine more soluble in dichloromethane compared to water?

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  1. 11 July, 08:49
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    Caffeine would require a non-polar solvent to dissolve it

    Explanation:

    The general rule of solubility is that "like dissolves like". Polar solvents would dissolve polar solutes and non-polar solvents would dissolve non-polar solute.

    Water is a polar solvent and would readily dissolve polar compounds such as the range of ionic/electrovalent compound like NaCl and polar covalent compounds.

    For non-polar solutes, compounds like dichloromethane would readily dissolve them. Both caffeine and this solvent are both organic compound and would interact readily with one another. Although this compound is slightly polar, it would readily dissolve caffeine
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