What do you mean by polar protic and polar aprotic solvents? What are some examples of these?

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Dr. Hayek
Sep 20, 2015

Protic: H-Bond
Aprotic: No H-Bond

Explanation:

Polar Protic solvents are solvents that are capable of hydrogen bonding with the substrate in them. For example #H_2O, R-OH, R-NH_2, R_2-NH, HF, etc.#

As you know, molecules possessing a hydrogen on O, N or F can carry hydrogen bonds with other molecules.

Polar Aprotic solvents are solvents that cannot hydrogen bond with the substrate. For example, Acetone #CH_3-CO-CH_3#, Chloroform #CH_3Cl#, dichloromethane #CH_2Cl_2# etc.

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