Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Alcohol Ether Alcohol ether hydrogen bond no hydrogen bond hydrogen bond donor acceptor no donor acceptor donor acceptor Copyright 2010 Pearson Prentice Hall,Inc. Ethers cannot hydrogen-bond with other ether molecules. Molecules that cannot hydrogen-bond intermolecularly have a lower boiling point. Ether molecules can hydrogen-bond with water and alcohol molecules. Chapter 14 5Chapter 14 5 Hydrogen Bond Acceptor • Ethers cannot hydrogen-bond with other ether molecules. • Molecules that cannot hydrogen-bond intermolecularly have a lower boiling point. • Ether molecules can hydrogen-bond with water and alcohol molecules