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Which has higher boiling point ?
(I) Phenol (II) Benzenethiol

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a. Although the molecular mass of benzenethiol `(Ph---SH)` is higher, phenol has boiling point. It is because there is no H-bonding in PhSH.
b. Hydroquinone (I) has high melting point than catechol (II), because of the symmetrical packing of p-isomers of (I), (II), and (III), intramolecular H-bonding (chelation) occurs which inhibits the intermolecular attraction between these molecules and thus lowers the boiling point and also reduces H-bonding of tehes molecules with `H_(2)O`, thereby, decreases water solubility. Intramolecular chelation does not occur in p- and m- isomers.

d. Chelated o-isomers have a minimum attraction with `H_(2)O`, and they are steam volatile or steam distills. Steam volatile or steam distills are the compounds which are mixed with boiling `H_(2)O` but not dissolved. On passing steam to such boiling mixture, steam carries the compound with it.

e. Chelation occurs only in (II) and (IV).
(II) Oil of wintergreen is methyl salicylate
(IV) (Not possible.) H-bonding is formed
(I) with EN elements such as F, O, N, and sometimes with CI, but not with C. of `CH_(3)` group.
(III) (Not possible.) EN of I not sufficient to form H-bonding.
(V) (Not possible.) Although EN of N is high for the formation of H-bonds, but the `(C-=N)` group is linear and is far away form the (OH) group.
Therefore, H-bonding cannot occur.
f. Due to resonance, O of phenol acquires positive charge and is the positive end of dipole. However, in methanol, due to strongly EW electronegative, O acquires negative charge and is the negative end of molecular dipole.

g.
The `bar e` - donating power by the resonance of (OH) group and `bar e` -withdrawing power (-I and -R) of `(NO_(2))` group in (III) are in the same direction, so net vector is more than (I) and (II).
`mu` order: `III gt I gt II`
(`.: --I` effect of `(----NO_(2)` gt `(---OH)` group.)
h. See Section `12.4`
i. Boiling point as well as water solubililty of phenol `(181.6^(@)C)` is greater than that of toluene `(110.5^(@)C)` because of intermolecular H-bonding.
j. The increase in molecular mass and large non-polar part (hydrophobic) dominate over the solubilising effect of H-bonding.
k.
The alkyl group (R) in (II) is more compact than in (I) and hence (OH) group is more exposed and available for H-boinding with `H_(2)O`. In other words, (II) has less surface area than (I), and hence more solubility.
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