Question

N-butanol has higher boiling point than its isomer isobutanol and diethyl ether​

Answer 1

Answer:

The compounds which form hydrogen bonding with water are more soluble in water. Therefore, both n-butyl and di-ethyl ether are soluble compounds due to the presence of hydrogen bonding. The boiling point of n-butyl is more than iso-butanol and di-ethyl ether.

The reason is that molecules in n-butyls have strong intermolecular forces of attraction. Whereas iso-butanol and di-ethyl ether have negligible hydrogen bonding between their molecules. Hence n-butyl shows more boiling point than its isomers.