Which among the following compounds does not show hydrogen bonding?

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Ammonia

Ethyl alcohol

Acetic acid

Diethyl ether

answer is D.

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Hydrogen bond is a weak bond which is formed between the hydrogen atom and an electronegative atom (mainly 0, N,F) by an electrostatic attraction force. The hydrogen atom should be attached to a highly electronegative atom. In phenol, ethyl alcohol and acetic acid, hydrogen atoms are directly attached to oxygen atom, which is electronegative. Thus, they all show hydrogen bond. as shown below-

But in diethyl ether, there has no hydrogen atom attached to oxygen directly $(C_{2} H_{5} - O - C_{2} H_{5})$ . So, it doesn't show hydrogen bond. Thus, the correct option is option D.

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