Why Can't Acyl Chloride Form Hydrogen Bonds?

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why acyl chloride can't form hydrogen bond?
there's C=O , which O atom can form hydrogen bond . am i right?

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Oxygen is not enough for hydrogen bond to form. You need hydrogen as well.
 

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