Does Acetaldehyde Have Hydrogen Bonding?

Does Acetaldehyde Have Hydrogen Bonding?

Although the aldehydes and ketones are highly polar molecules, they don't have any hydrogen atoms attached directly to the oxygen, and so they can't hydrogen bond with each other.

Does acetaldehyde have dipole-dipole?

Acetaldehyde has polar C=O. bond, so it exhibits dipole-dipole interactions.

Does acetaldehyde bond with water?

The oxygen atom of the carbonyl group engages in hydrogen bonding with a water molecule. The solubility of aldehydes is therefore about the same as that of alcohols and ethers. Formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and acetone are soluble in water. As the carbon chain increases in length, solubility in water decreases.

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