Which would have a higher boiling point 1-butanol or diethyl ether?

Answer 1

n-butyl alcohol will have a higher boiling point than t-butyl alcohol because it is less branched. The more linear structure of n-butyl alcohol results in a larger dipole moment andstronger London dispersion forces than will be present in the t-butyl molecule.

Answer 2

The alcohols in general have a higher b.p compared to their alkane counterparts. The OH functional group allows more hydrogen bonds to be formed between the molecules of alcohol compared to your example, Butane, there is no OH group just a Non-Polar hydrocarbon chain which does not form hydrogen bonds. Therefore alcohols have a higher boiling point as they have more hydrogen bonds which require more energy to break off.

Answer 3

As branching decreases, the inter-molecular forces of attraction between two molecules are high. Hence the boiling point is high. tert-butyl alcohol is more branching and hence lower boiling point.

Answer 4

Other way around. The stronger the intermolecular forces, the less easily molecules freely fly around, so the less easily they will boil. Hydrogen bonding is stronger than dipole-dipole interactions.

Answer 5

Although common knowledge would tend to disagree, butanol most definitely has a higher boiling point than butanol.

Answer 6

Due to straight chain structure the compactness of molecules in liquid 1-butanol is higher than Ter.alcohols so high amount of heat is required for vapourisation.

Answer 7

1-butanol