Why is glycine soluble in water but not in ethanol and heptane?

Hello, I have a few questions,

Why is glycine soluble in water?

Why is glycine insoluble in heptane?

Why is glycine not soluble in ethanol?

Thank you in advance:)

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DerChemikerIs16
2 years ago

Because of the dipole character by amino (NH2) and carboxyl group (COOH), hydrogen bridge bonds can form. Glycine is thus soluble in water. Alkanes are non-polar, accordingly glycine does not dissolve in heptane.

The ethanol, a short-chain alcohol or Alkanol, I doubt it does not dissolve in glycine. In ethanol, the hydroxyl group (OH) has the greater influence, which is why ethanol also dissolves in water.

If a substance such as e.g. Glycine dissolves in polar solvents such as water, it will also dissolve in other polar solvents such as (short-chain) alcohols.

If I have a faulty gap in my statement, please indicate.

Picus48
2 years ago

Glycine is not readily soluble in ethanol, but nevertheless somewhat soluble. However, I have not found any specific data.

ThomasJNewton
2 years ago

Glycine has a basic amino group and an acid carboxyl group. It is therefore predominantly present as zwitterion +H3N-CH2-COO–. This could explain the poor solubility in ethanol, in contrast to similar propanoic acid.
In nonpolar substances such as heptane, both polar and ionic substances are poorly soluble.