Carboxylic Acids and Amides Have in General Higher Boiling Points

question 8

Multiple Choice

Carboxylic acids and amides have in general higher boiling points than esters and anhydrides because of which property?

• A) dispersion forces
• B) resonance stabilization
• C) conjugated functional groups
• D) hydrogen bonding

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