WHY O-HYDROXY BENZALDEHYDE IS A LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE WHILE P-HYDROXY BENZALDEHYDE IS A HIGH MELTING SOLID..................

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In o-hydroxy benzaldehyde has intra molecular bonding.That's why it has less boling point compared to p-hydroxy benzaldehyde

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due to intermolecular hydrogen bonding