Re: aldehydes vs. alcohols
hoffmaja@plu.edu
Mon, 09 Dec 1996 18:22:31 -0800 (PST)
I believe that the alcohols have a higher boiling point because they have
a H atom attached to a highly EN atom (O) so hydrogen bonding happens.
Because there is hydrogen bonding it takes more energy (heat) to break
those bonds and so they have a higher boiling point. Aldehydes on the
other hand don't have a H bonded to a highly EN element so their boiling
point is lower. That's what I remember, is there anything else?
hoffmaja
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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