They can accept hydrogen bonds, but cannot make them, that I understand. So are we to assume that in any protic solution, the ethers and ketones will have 0 hydrogen bonds.
According to what MedPR has said about the AAMC FL answers, that would be correct. (though your statement would be absolutely technically correct only if the solution were aprotic)
Right, which would make OP's statement saying they would form 0 H-bonds totally correct. In protic solution they will still hydrogen bond to some extent, but this is technical and the AAMC ignores it.do we have a more thorough explanation of why this is so?
but if the solution is aprotic, there are no Hbonds to be had.
So will an short alkane with only ethers, ketones and/or aldehyde be water soluble?
If the short alkane has an only ester group will be it water soluble?
1. So will a short alkane with one ethers, ketones and/or aldehyde be water soluble?
2.)If the short alkane has an only ester group will be it water soluble?
Why do you say no to #1?Soo...in response to these question in MCAT AAMC land
1.) No
2.) Yes
I simply meant the AAMC doesn't recognize hydrogen bonding in that case. Why should a polar compound need to hydrogen bond to be soluble in water?I thought you saying:
"Ethers can hydrogen bond with water, but because it's not a reciprocal form of hydrogen bonding, the AAMC doesn't recognize it. "
means that ethers are not soluble in water! Please, purely speak as if you're the AAMC, b/c this thread is confusing the s*** out of me...haha