Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Structure and Synthesis of Alcohols - Study Problems - Page 462: 10-34 c

Answer

$hexane-1,5-diol$ has a higher boiling point

Work Step by Step

$hexane-1,5-diol$ has a higher boiling point because it has two hydrogens for its molecules form hydrogen bonds with each other. Molecules of $hexan-2-ol$ have only one hydrogen to form such intermolecular bonds.
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