Question

What is hydrophilic moiety?

Answer 1

Moiety:

• “A moiety is a part of the chemical structure of a molecule/compound that could include a substructure, such as a functional group.”

Hydrophilic moiety:

• The Hydrophilic moiety is water-loving species.
• They have the property of dissolving in water and other polar compounds.
• A hydrophilic molecule is capable of hydrogen bonding, due to which it dissolves more readily in water than in oil/other hydrophobic solvents.

Examples of Hydrophilic liquids:

• Alcohols
• Carboxylic acids.