The normal boiling point of 2-propanol, (CH3)2CHOH, is 83 ºC, while that of acetone, (CH3)2C=O, is 56 ºC. What is the principal reason for the greater boiling point of 2- propanol?
Answer is: the greater boiling point of 2- propanol is because hydrogen bonds between 2-propanol molecules and more energy is required to breake those bonds. Hydrogen bond is
an electrostatic attraction between two polar groups that occurs when
a hydrogen atom (H), covalently bound to a
highly electronegative atom such as flourine (F), oxygen (O) and
nitrogen (N) atoms.
