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Physical properties of ethers - class-XII
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Ethers have lower boiling points than their corresponding isomeric alcohols because of?
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hydrogen bonding in alcohols that is absent in ethers due to low polarity
💡 Explanation:
Ethers ROR cannot form intermolecular Hydrogen bond due to the absence of H attached with the electronegative atom as N/O/F, but in case of alcohols, they have -OH which can undergo intermolecular hydrogen bonding and that increases their boiling point.
Thus, Ethers have lower boiling points than their corresponding isomeric alcohols because of hydrogen bonding in alcohols that is absent in ethers due to low polarity.