Q1. Why is there a significant difference in the boiling points of butanal and butanol?

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Abhishek Mishra

3 years ago

Answer: Bhutanol has a higher boiling point than butanal because butanol has a polar O-H bond, due to which it forms intermolecular hydrogen bonding, which is absent in butanal. Thus leading to a higher boiling point of Butanol.

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