Alkyl Halides and Aryl HalidesHard

Question

Intermolecular hydrogen bonding is strongest in :

Options

A.Methylamine
B.Phenol
C.Formadehyde
D.Methanol

Solution

Hydrogen bonding is formed in compounds in which H is attached to highly electronegative element like F, O and N.
(i) In , O is not having H atom so it shows very little H-bonding.
(ii) N is less electronegative than O, so H-bond formed by amines will be weak than that by alcohols.

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