Chapter 7, Problem 7.45AP

Summary Introduction

To show:

A possible hydrogen bond between acetone ${\text{(CH}}_{\text{3}}{\text{COCH}}_{\text{3}}\text{)}$ and water, and label the donor and the acceptor. Also determine the possibility of having more than one hydrogen bond between these two molecules.

Introduction:

Attractive forces or intermolecular forces are responsible to stick the molecules together in the liquid and solid states. Hydrogen bonding involves polarized hydrogen and it much stronger than other dipole-dipole forces. Hydrogen bonding requires the interaction of two parts, a donor hydrogen and an acceptor pair of electrons.