CHEMISTRY Theory Notes on Chemical Bonding-VI H- Bonding The idea of H-bonding was introduced to explain the nature of association in liquid state of Substances like water, HF, NH3, etc. In a hydrogen compound, when hydrogen is bonded to highly electronegative atom (such as F, O, N) by a covalent bond, the electron pair is attrached towards electronegative atom (such as F, O, N) by a covalent bond, the electron pair is attracted towards electronegative atom so strongly that a dipole results.If a member ofsuch molecules are brought nearer to each other, the positive end of one molecule and negative end of other molecule will attract each other and weak electro- static force will develop. Thus, these molecules will associate together to form a cluster of molecules. X – H ------- X – H ------ X – H ------- X – H ------- X – H Here the attractive force that binds hydrogen atom of one molecule with electronegative atom of the other molecule of the same or different substance is known as hydrogen bond. H-bonding is of two types- (a) Intermolecular H-bonding: This type of bonding results between positive ends negative ends of different atom of the same or different molecules. This type of H-bonding increases the boiling point of the compound and also its solubility in water due to association of several molecules of compound. Inter-molecular H-bonding is also responsible for increase in the viscocity. CH3 - CH2 - OH CH2 - OH | CH2 - OH | η = 1.2 CH2 - OH CH - OH | η = 17 CH2 - OH η = 107 This type of H-bonding takes place between H and electronegative element present in the different molecules of the same substance (as in between H2O and H2O) or different substances (as in between H2O and NH3) (A) In water molecules: Due to polar nature of H2O, there is association of water molecules giveing a liquid state of abnormally high b.p.: 2 2 2 2 H – O .... H – O .... H – O H – O | | | | Hδ Hδ Hδ Hδ If we actually observe, one water molecules is joined to four water molecules- two with H-atoms and other two with O-atom. Thus coordination number of water molecule in water is four. (B) In HF there is again linear chain association by H-bonding However in the gaseous state, severalpolymeric forms of the HF molecules exist in which the monomers are held together through H-bonding. It exist as (HF)6 (cyclic), (HF)5 (cyclic), (HF)2 (diner) upto and extent (HF, monomer) (C) Carboxylic acid dimerises is gaseous state due to H-bonding (D) Alcohol is said to be highly soluble in water due to crossed intermolecular H-bonding (between H2O and R-OH molecules). R H R | | | .... O – H .... O – H O – H δ δ δ δ δ δ However isomeric ether is less soluble in water due to its (ether) non-polar nature. δ δ δ CH3–CH2– O – H CH3– O –CH3 polar less polar Intra-Molecular H-bonding- This type of bonding results between hydrogen & an electronegative element both present in