Why is the boiling point of this alcohol so much higher than these alkene products?

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Why is the boiling point of this alcohol so much higher than these alkene products?

alcohol -2 methyl 2 butanol

products- 2-methyl-1-butene and 2 methyl-2-butene

2007-04-19 18:35:18 · 2 answers · asked by ElDarado05 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Then the alcohol forms into these products it loses the hydroxy group. These hydroxy group increases the boiling point of the compound because it weakly hdyrogen bonds with other molecules of itself. This additional force has to be overcome then it is vaporised from a liquid into a gas and hence it is increased.

2007-04-19 18:41:17 · answer #1 · answered by Mr Hex Vision 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The OH group in the alcohol is involved in hydrogen bonding.

2007-04-20 02:11:36 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋