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Comparatively Speaking: Amphilic vs. Non-amphilic Compounds By:
Anthony J. O'Lenick, Jr., Siltech LLC Posted: March 24, 2009 The
term amphilic refers to a compound that possesses at least two
groups that, if present in pure a form rather than in a
compound, are insoluble in one another. The groups that are most
commonly encountered in amphilic compounds are oil and water.
When a molecule contains groups that make it an amphile, the
resulting product is surface active. NaCl is an example of a
material that is not amphilic. Consider a ful