Re: How many H bonds could the compound methonal (CH3-OH) form.

Date: Wed Feb 2 17:28:30 2000
Posted By: Ruth Weiner, Faculty, Transportation of Radioactive Materials, Chem and Radiological Risk Assessment, Sandia National Laboratories
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 948431925.Ch

Message:


The hydroxyl group (OH) could form a hydrogen bond, but the methyl 
hydrogens (bonded to the carbon) would not.  The hydrogen bond is 
essentially a weak ionic bond between a proton (H+) and a highly 
electronegative atom like oxygen.

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