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OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

Is toluene soluble in ether?

OpenStudy (ookawaiioo):

I will say yes.

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

Why? Isn't either polar and toluene non polar?

OpenStudy (ookawaiioo):

Ether are generally nonpolar. Toluene is nonpolar because the electrons of the ring will be distribute around the ring, no change in electronegativity

OpenStudy (thadyoung):

You can still have interaction with the oxygen on an ether. For example, if youhave diethylether |dw:1425589103403:dw|

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