Will acetone form hydrogen bonds?

Answer by  Anonymous

The acetone molecule cant form hydrogen bonds with other acetone molecules however it can be a hydrogen bond acceptor. The H20 molecule can form a hydrogen bond with acetone because acetone has two non-bonding electron pairs on the oxygen atom. These non-bonding electron pairs can accept hydrogen bonds.

Answer by  Sathish (43)

The acetone formula is [CH3C(O)CH3].. The hydrogen atoms in it are covalently bonded with the carbon atoms.. the absence of net positive charge makes it unable to bond with negative ketone oxygen atoms... so the answer for the above question is No. i. e acetone do not form hydrogen bonds...