Questions tagged [hydrogen-bond]
Intermolecular force between covalently bound hydrogen atom and atom possessing a lone pair of electrons.
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Are hydrogen bonds between two hydroxyl groups stronger if one is deprotonated?
Hydrogen bonds can form between two hydroxyl groups. Is the hydrogen bond stronger if one of the groups is deprotonated?
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Do CHF3 and acetone form a hydrogen bond?
I haven't been able to find a reference confirming that fluoroform forms hydrogen bonds with acetone. Do they?
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What is the reason for the boiling point of benzene-1,4-diol being higher than that of benzene-1,3-diol?
What is the reason for the boiling point of benzene-1,4-diol being higher than that of benzene-1,3-diol?
Both have hydrogen bonds. I think it is due to quinol's symmetry but can't point out exactly ...
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Hydrogen Bonding in case of nitro group [closed]
In many different cases of Nitro group I have seen that only one oxygen atom is particularly used for hydrogen bonding but not the other one.But I guess both the bonds should be polar and hence show ...
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Hydrogen Bond Length and Lattice Density [closed]
The subject of the density of solid water is discussed on Physics Stack Exchange in this post.
In the post, it is said that..
the way the molecule is angled ensures that a specific (energetically
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Would the hydrogen-bonded polymer hexaamminecobalt(III) hexakis(trifluoromethyl)cobaltate(III) be soluble in water?
It is clear that both the hexaamminecobalt(III) ion and the hexakis(trifluoromethyl)cobaltate(III) ion are both low spin (the former is already low spin, and the trifluoromethyl ligand is clearly ...
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Does ammonia exhibit hydrogen bonding in its gaseous state?
I was reading the properties of ammonia in my book (NCERT Chemistry Part I, Textbook for Class XII)
where it was written :
In the solid and liquid states, it (ammonia) is associated through hydrogen ...
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Out of tropolone and tropone, which is more soluble in water?
According to me tropolone has intramolecular H-bonding, so extent of H-bonding with water will decrease and thus, will be less soluble.
Tropone (Cyclohepta-2,4,6-trien-1-one):
Tropolone (2-...
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Which compound of these following have electrovalent, covalent, coordinate as well as hydrogen bond?
Which compound have electrovalent, covalent, coordinate as well as
hydrogen bond ?
A) $\ce{[Cu(H2O)4]SO4.H2O}$
B) $\ce{[Zn(H2O)6]SO4.H2O}$
C) $\ce{[Fe(H2O)6]SO4.H2O}$
D) $\ce{[Fe(H2O)6]Cl3}$
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Why hydrogen bonding in some acids make them a stronger acid when it is present even before deprotonation?
If we take the example of salicylic acid, hydrogen bonding is present in the acid as follows:
Even after deprotonation, it has intramolecular hydrogen bonding as follows:
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Why is Maleic Acid more soluble in water than its trans isomer Fumaric Acid?
My teacher taught me that compounds having intramolecular H-Bonding are relatively less soluble in water as they will not involve in H-Bonding with water appreciably while those able to do ...
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Comparing the boiling points of common organic molecules
The order I was provided with is(comparing molecules of similar molecular mass from each);
alkanes< ethers< esters< aldehydes< ketones<< alcohols<< carboxylic acids<< ...
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Which of the following compounds possess more than one percent enol content? [closed]
Which of the following compounds possess more than one percent enol content?
I understood that stability of enols are dependent on the hydrogen bonding in the compounds. But here, what is the ...
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What happens when hydrogen bonds stretch?
I'm researching about the Mpemba effect and I came across an explanation saying that the effect occurs because at higher temperatures, the hydrogen bonds between the water molecules stretch and store ...
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How do point mutations affect complementary base-pairing and widths of the nucleotide pairs?
Point mutations are divided into two categories: transitions and transversions. Since point mutations only occur during DNA replication (an integral process of both mitosis and meiosis), the mutated ...
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