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Why boiling point of phenols are higher than aromatic hydrocarbons of similar molecular mass ?

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Boiling point of phenols are higher than corresponding aromatic hydrocarbons. Because in case of phenols there is presence of intermolecular H-bonding. Which results in the association of molecules in phenols.
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