pandulce321 Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jan 11, 2006 Messages 378 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Medical Student Aug 15, 2006 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Why is the alcohol more polar than the carbonyl? Thanks!
O odddodo Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jun 17, 2006 Messages 135 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Aug 15, 2006 #2 pandulce321 said: Why is the alcohol more polar than the carbonyl? Thanks! Click to expand... An O-H bond is more polar than a C=O bond. Remember, O-H is strong enough to create hydrogen bonds in a solution. Upvote 0 Downvote
pandulce321 said: Why is the alcohol more polar than the carbonyl? Thanks! Click to expand... An O-H bond is more polar than a C=O bond. Remember, O-H is strong enough to create hydrogen bonds in a solution.
D deleted106503 Aug 15, 2006 #3 C and O are very close on the periodic table so their electronegativities aren't that different. O and H aren't as close in electronegativity so the polarity is more. Upvote 0 Downvote
C and O are very close on the periodic table so their electronegativities aren't that different. O and H aren't as close in electronegativity so the polarity is more.
