Textbook Problem 3F.5

[Meghan Yi 3H]

This question asks to identify which of the following substances is likely to have the higher normal melting point and I got stuck on part B:
C2H5OC2H5(diethyl ether) or C4H9OH (butanol).

I was reading through the answer key and the explanation was that butanol has a higher melting point because of the hydrogen bonding however, doesn't diethyl ether also have hydrogen bonding?

[Kyle_Phong_2J]

Hi Meghan,

Diethyl ether (and ethers in general) do not have hydrogen bonds. If you try drawing the lewis structure, you'll see that H forms covalent bonds with C and O is only bonded with C.