Which among the following decreasing order of boiling points is correct for amines?

Which among the following decreasing order of boiling points is correct for amines?
  1. Ethyl dimethylamine $>$ Diethylamine $>$ n-Butylamine
  2. Diethylamine $>$ Ethyl dimethylamine $>$ n-Butylamine
  3. n-Butylamine $>$ Ethyl dimethylamine $>$ Diethylamine
  4. n-Butylamine $>$ Diethylamine $>$ Ethyl dimethylamine

Solution

The order of boiling point of amines is as follows: Primary $>$ Secondary $>$ Tertiary

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (13 Oct Shift 1)

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