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  4. There is a large difference in boiling points of butanal and butan -1- ol due to:

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Q. There is a large difference in boiling points of butanal and butan $-1-$ ol due to:

Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Solution:

In butan $-1-$ ol, $H _{3} C - CH _{2}- CH _{2}- CH _{2}- OH$ intermolecular hydrogen bonding is present due to this, there is a large difference in boiling point