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Aldehydes, Ketones And Carboxylic Acids

Question
CBSEENCH12008414

Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their boiling points:
CH3CHO, CH3CH2OH, CH3OCH3, CH3CH2CH3.

Solution

The high boiling points of alcohols are mainly due to the presence of intermolecular hydrogen bonding in them which is lacking in ethers and hydrocarbons.
Therefore their incereasing order of boiling point;

CH3CH2CH3 < CH3OCH3 < CH3CHO < CH3CH2OH