Question

Which of the following solvents are aprotic?
[A] $N H_{3}$
[B] $S O_{2}$
[C] $C H_{3} C N$
[D] $CH _{3} CO _{2} H$

• A. $ A,B,C $
• B. $ A,C,D $
• C. $ B,C $
• D. $ A,C $

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

A solvent molecule lacking a polar $X$ - $H$ bond is called aprotic solvent.
$NH _{3}, SO _{2}$ and $CH _{3} C N$
are aprotic solvent while
$CH _{3} COOH$ is aprotic solvent.