The order I was provided with is(comparing molecules of similar molecular mass from each);
alkanes< ethers< esters< aldehydes< ketones<< alcohols<< carboxylic acids<< amides
Where << is supposed to signify a considerable hike.
- Here, how do you compare esters and ethers?
- I assume the higher position of the carbonyls with respect to those are due to the keto-enol tautomerism they have(with the enol forms having hydrogen bonding).But how are ketones placed below alcohols?
- Why are amides at the very top? Nitrogen being less electronegative than oxygen, I would've thought the hydrogen bonding in those wouldn't be as strong as in the carboxylic acids.