Hydrogen bonding - ethanoic acid nd ethanol
Original post by TheGreaterGood
Hydrogen bonding - ethanoic acid nd ethanol
The quick answer is that is probably does (to a certain extent).
However, geometrically it is more favourable for carboxylic acids to dimerise up using the lone pairs on the oxygen and the hydrogen of the hydroxy group.
This makes an unstrained eight-membered ring that is held together by two hydrogen bonds.
Hydrogen bonds are of the order of about 0.1 * covalent bond strength. This means that at room temperature they are constantly broken and reformed.
Original post by charco
The quick answer is that is probably does (to a certain extent).
However, geometrically it is more favourable for carboxylic acids to dimerise up using the lone pairs on the oxygen and the hydrogen of the hydroxy group.
This makes an unstrained eight-membered ring that is held together by two hydrogen bonds.
Hydrogen bonds are of the order of about 0.1 * covalent bond strength. This means that at room temperature they are constantly broken and reformed.
However, geometrically it is more favourable for carboxylic acids to dimerise up using the lone pairs on the oxygen and the hydrogen of the hydroxy group.
This makes an unstrained eight-membered ring that is held together by two hydrogen bonds.
Hydrogen bonds are of the order of about 0.1 * covalent bond strength. This means that at room temperature they are constantly broken and reformed.
Thanks Carco-another great answer!
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