[lespaul]

Hey everyone, question:

I know the polarity of organic compounds follow this trend:

Amide > Acid > Alcohol > Ketone ~ Aldehyde > Amine > Ester > Ether > Alkane

But what about LACTONE (which are essentially cyclic esters) - would you assume they are more or less polar than 'normal' esters? Not sure how the cyclic structure would play a role here (if any).

Below are some references - any input would be great.



Esters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactone
Polarity Compoinds - http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/213organicfcgp.html

[Dan]

I would just consider them in the ester category.

[confusedstud]

I would just consider them in the ester category.

What would you say about diols or molecules with similar structures? I'm having trouble with molecules that have more than 1 functional group as I'm not sure if canceling occurs like in the diol case. Thanks