Question

Account for the following:
i. The boiling points of alcohols decreases with an increase in the branching of the alkyl chain. ii. Phenol does not give a protonation reaction readily.
iii. Phenyl methyl ether reacts with HI to give Phenol and Methyl iodide and not Iodobenzene and methyl alcohol.

Answer 1

I) As the branches of the surface increases also increases the molecule can, the force decreases that low boiling point takes place