Re: aldehydes vs. alcohols
casmiedm@plu.edu
Mon, 09 Dec 1996 14:14:51 -0800 (PST)
Jason,
An alcohol has a higher boiling point than an aldehyde because
there is a hydrogen connected to a highly electronegative atom (oxygen)
that is eligible for hydrogen bonding. The aldehyde, on the other hand,
does not have a hydrogen connected to a highly electronegative atom. Hope
this clears the air.
Dan Casmier
casmiedm@plu.edu
On Mon, 9 Dec 1996 jonesjd@plu.edu wrote:
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> On page 473 of the book it states "...aldehydes have lower boiling points
> than alcohols(why?)." Is this because alcohols have higher molecular
> weights because of the oxygen atom or is there something else that I am
> missing?
> Jason
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