Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Hydroxy compounds

Hydroxy compounds — practice question

Ethanal, $\text{CH}_3\text{CHO}$, ethanol, $\text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{OH}$, and methoxymethane, $\text{CH}_3\text{OCH}_3$, are three organic compounds. Which of these compounds has the greatest boiling point, and which interaction makes its boiling point the greatest?

  • Amethoxymethane; permanent dipole-dipole forces
  • Bethanal; hydrogen bonds
  • Cethanol; hydrogen bonds
  • Dethanal; permanent dipole-dipole forces

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