Solubility
Solubility of alcohols and phenols in
water is due to their ability to form
hydrogen bonds with water molecules
as shown The solubility decreases with
increase in size of alkyl/aryl (hydro-
phobic) groups Several of the  lower
molecular mass alcohols are miscible
with water in all proportions Arrange the following sets of compounds in order of their increasing
boiling points:
(a) Pentan-1-ol, butan-1-ol, butan-2-ol, ethanol, propan-1-ol, methanol