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  4. Identify the correct order of boiling points of the following compounds: CH3CH2CH2CH2OH(1) CH3CH2CH2CHO (2) CH3CH2CH2COOH (3)

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Q. Identify the correct order of boiling points of the following
compounds:
$CH_3CH_2CH_2CH_2OH(1) \, \, \, \, \, \, \, CH_3CH_2CH_2CHO (2) $
$CH_3CH_2CH_2COOH (3) $

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Solution:

Butanoic acid forms more exhaustive H-bonds than butanol and
butanal do not form intermolecular H-bonds. Hence, boiling
point order will be
$ 3 > 1 > 2 $