Acyl chlorides cannot form hydrogen bonds due to the absence of a hydrogen atom directly bonded to the electronegative oxygen atom. While acyl chlorides contain a carbonyl group (C=O), which has a partially negative oxygen, the lack of a hydrogen atom attached to oxygen prevents the formation of hydrogen bonds. This conclusion is supported by the fundamental requirement that hydrogen bonding necessitates both a hydrogen donor and an acceptor.
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