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  • Hydrogen Bonding: Why Ethers and Chlorides Don't Form It
    No, hydrogen bonding is not possible between an ether and a chloride.

    Here's why:

    * Hydrogen bonding requires a hydrogen atom bonded to a highly electronegative atom like oxygen, nitrogen, or fluorine. Ethers have an oxygen atom, but the hydrogen atoms are bonded to carbon atoms, not the oxygen.

    * Chlorine is not sufficiently electronegative to form hydrogen bonds. While it can be involved in dipole-dipole interactions, these are weaker than hydrogen bonds.

    Therefore, the interaction between an ether and a chloride would be mainly due to Van der Waals forces, which are relatively weak.

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