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Even though pure liquid tertiary amines cannot form intermolecular hydrogen bonds with themselves, tAmines Chemistry Question

Question

Even though pure liquid tertiary amines cannot form intermolecular hydrogen bonds with themselves, they are somewhat soluble in water. Why?

Answer: C

💡 Solution & Explanation

While $3^\circ$ amines lack an $N-H$ bond to act as a donor, their nitrogen lone pair functions effectively as a hydrogen bond acceptor from the highly polar $O-H$ bonds of the solvent water molecules, allowing hydration.

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