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Question: The decreasing order of boiling points of ethyldimethylamine, n- butylamine and diethylamine is n –...

The decreasing order of boiling points of

ethyldimethylamine, n- butylamine and diethylamine is n – Butylamine > Diethylamine > ethyldimethylamine. This trend of boiling poit can be explained as.

A

Boiling point increases with increase in molecular mass.

B

Tertiary amines have highest boiling point due to highest basicity.

C

Intermolecular hydrogen bonding is maximum in primary amines and absent in tertiary amines

D

Intramolecular hydrogen bonding is present in tertiary amines.

Answer

Intermolecular hydrogen bonding is maximum in primary amines and absent in tertiary amines

Explanation

Solution

: The trend in boiling point can be explained on the basis of intermolecular hydrogen bonding which is maximum in primary amines.