JEE Main Chemistry question

The correct order of decreasing boiling points of CH₃CONH₂ (A), CH₃COCl (B), CH₃COOH (C) and (CH₃CO)₂O (D) is:

Answer: (A)

Solution

Acetamide (bp 221 °C, extensive N–H···O hydrogen bonding) > acetic anhydride (bp 140 °C, dipolar, no strong H-bonding but a

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Question ID VK-150143