Does dichloromethane form hydrogen bonds?

Answer by  IanGlassford (27)

Hydrogen bonds are formed when hydrogen is bonded to a more electronegative atom such as oxygen, nitrogen, or fluorine, forming a polar bond. In dicloromethane, hydrogen is only bonded to carbon, which has about the same electronegativity. This forms a non-polar bond which will not result in hydrogen bonding.

Answer by  bigdog22 (308)

The hydrogen atoms are covalently bonded with carbon atoms. The lack of a net positive charge makes it unable to bond with negative ketone oxygen atoms. Therrfore, it does not form Hydrogen Bonds.

Answer by  Chem (41)

Generally not. The covalent carbon-chlorine bond in dichloromethane is weakly polarized (the chlorine atom bears a small negative charge)so while it is theoretically possible for the chlorine to form a hydrogen bond with a suitably positively charged hydrogen, it is not something that would normally happen.

Answer by  deepa (82)

Generally not. The covalent-chlorine bond in dichloromethane is weakly polarized, so it will not form hydrogen bonds. Lack of net possitive charge it will not form