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Account for the boiling points of 2-prop...

Account for the boiling points of 2-propanol, propanone and 2-methylpropene (the molecular masses approximately the same) are 355K, 330K and 266K respectively.

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The high boiling point of alcohol is due to hydrogen bonding
`R-O-H---underset(H)underset(|)O-R`
The dipole-dipole attractive forces of cabobyl compounds cause them to have higher boiling points than alkenes.
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