Whats the deal with boiling points of alkanoic acids? Do they have a higher boiling point that alkanols due to the extra bonding, or is it because of the stronger net dipole in alkanoic acids resulting in stronger dipole-dipole forces. A lot of textbooks say its cos of the extra H-bonding, but there are still some resources that say its because of the stronger dipole-dipole forces. I personally reckon its because of the stronger dipole-dipole forces. Anyone got any suggestions?
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