Re: aldehydes vs. alcohols

lwaisk@plu.edu
Tue, 10 Dec 1996 19:03:43 -0800 (PST)

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I think it is because alcohols are more polar than aldehydes.
Corect me if I am wrong.

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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