Butan-1-ol can undergo hydrogen bonding due to the presence of an −OH group, ethoxyethane (also known as diethyl ether) can also participate in hydrogen bonding.
Even though there are no hydrogen atoms directly bonded to a highly electronegative atom (likeF,O,orN) in ethoxyethane, the molecule still has polar C−O bonds that can lead to dipole-dipole interactions with other polar molecules.
Owing to intermolecular hydrogen bonding in butanol, it has higher boiling point than ethoxyethane.