Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)

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Chapter 19 - Amines - Problems - Page 885: Problem 19-5 b

Answer

The order of increasing boiling point is : $dimethyl ether \lt dimethylamine \lt ethanol $

Work Step by Step

Boiling point increases with increasing intermolecular hydrogen bonding. $ethanol $ has the maximum intermolecular hydrogen bonding, and $dimethyl ether$ has the least. So the order of increasing boiling point is : $dimethyl ether \lt dimethylamine \lt ethanol $
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