There is a large difference in the boiling points of butanal and butan-1-ol due to:
A
intermolecular hydrogen bonding in butan-1ol
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B
intramolecular hydrogen bonding in butanal
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C
higher molecular mass of butan-1-ol
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D
resonance shown by butanal.
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Solution
The correct option is A intermolecular hydrogen bonding in butan-1ol Butan-1-ol has intermolecular hydrogen binding while Butanal no such advantage so there is a large difference in boiling point.
Butan-1-ol has one hydrogen attached to oxygen so it can form hydrogen bond while Butanal cann't.