The proton donor-acceptor complexes formed by 1,3-disubstituted halopropane 2-ols with tetrahydrofuran (THF) and triethylamine (TEA) in carbon tetrachloride solution have been studied. The area of the OH-stretching band corresponding to the intermolecularly H-bonded complexes was plotted against concentration of THF to determine the relative strength of H-bonding. The equlibrium constant and the frequency shifts were calculated. The equilibrium constants for the 1:1 complexes between alcohols and the base are in the order Br < Cl < F.


SHAHIDA SHAMIM ,MANSOOR AHMAD ,QADAR SHARIF ,