JEE Main 2024 Chemistry question
For the compounds: (A) HC–CH–O–CH–CH–CH (B) HC–CH–CH–CH–CH (C) CH–CH–C(=O)–CH–CH (D) HC–CH(OH)–CH–CH–CH The increasing order of boiling point is: Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: (B)
Solution
Pentane (36 °C) < ethyl propyl ether (64 °C) < pentan-3-one (102 °C) < pentan-2-ol (119 °C).