Alcohol, Phenol and EtherHard

Question

Hydrogen bonding is maximum is :

Options

A.ethanol
B.diethylether
C.ethyl chloride
D.triethyl amine

Solution

Hydrogen bonding is maximum in ethanol because hydrogen is bonded to highly electronegative oxygen atom. (b), (c) and (d) does not contain active hydrogen and so can′t form H-bond.

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