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Why has phenol, higher boiling point than toluene ?

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Due to polarity of O-H bond , phenols are polar in nature .As such they have high boiling points On the other hand , aromatic hydrocarbons are non -polar and as such their boiling points are much lesser than aromatic hydrocarbons of similar molecular mass .For example , boiling point of phenol , `C_(6)H_(5)OH` (mol mass = 94 ) is much higher than boiling point of toluene `C_(6)H_(5)CH_(3)` (mol mass = 92 ) .
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